Prestbackan maatila- ja apteekkikokoelma
In the stone cowshed of Prestbacka in Huuvari, Askola, there is a collection of horse-drawn implements and farm machines, as well as objects from Askola’s first pharmacy.
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About the museum
The Prestbackan maatila- ja apteekkikokoelma (Prestbacka Farm and Pharmacy Collection) is located in the village of Huuvari-Särkijärvi in Askola, in the yard of the Prestbacka manor. The farm collection is displayed in a stone cowshed built in 1901. It holds a large collection of horse-drawn implements and tractor-drawn working machines, for example a horse-drawn manure spreader made by the village smith, which served as the model for spreaders still in use today.
Old satapiikit (hundred-tine harrows), wooden ploughs, sledges and carts are displayed in the condition in which their owners and users left them: they have not been restored or polished. The collection also includes numerous household furnishings and small objects, tools and vessels.
The pharmacy collection is based on Askola’s first pharmacy, which the pharmacist Lasse Wallasvaara founded in 1949. It includes pharmacy furnishings and objects, pharmacy bottles and jars, and the tools with which medicines were once made in the back room of the pharmacy. The main building of Prestbacka manor was built in the late Empire style of the 1840s and is protected under the Building Protection Act.
Highlights
- Stone cowshed from 1901 as the home of the collection
- Horse-drawn implements and tractor-drawn machines in their original condition
- Furnishings and objects of Askola’s first pharmacy
- Pharmacy bottles, jars and tools for making medicines
- Late-Empire main building of Prestbacka manor
Permanent exhibitions
- Maatilakokoelma – The stone cowshed holds horse-drawn implements, tractor-drawn machines, and household furnishings, tools and vessels in their original condition.
- Apteekkikokoelma – The collection presents the furnishings of Askola’s first pharmacy, pharmacy bottles and jars, and the tools used in making medicines.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €3 |
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The adult admission fee is €3.
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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours and visits are arranged in advance by telephone. |
