Salon taidemuseo Veturitalli

About the museum

The Salon taidemuseo operates in an engine shed more than 100 years old, which has been extended in several phases over its history. The oldest part of the engine shed was built in 1898–1899 to the drawings of railway architect Knut Nylander. For fire safety, the locomotive maintenance building was built of brick and placed away from the other buildings. The style of the building reflects the ideals of Neo-Renaissance, and many details, such as the hinges of the large outer doors of the stalls and two chimneys, still recall the building’s earlier functions.

The Veturitalli opened as an art museum in 1998. The restored old brick section houses exhibition halls, and the new wing contains offices and work spaces, among other things. In the museum’s inner courtyard, on a turntable, stands a shunting locomotive of the ‘Kana’ type, built at the Tampella works in Tampere in 1921; it was in service until 1970 and was acquired in the year the museum opened.

The museum organises current and varied visual art exhibitions and looks after an art collection of about 2,400 works. More than half of the works are placed in the city’s various facilities, from day-care centres to old people’s homes. The largest deposit collection is the collection of the Taidemaalari Viljo Hurmeen säätiö (Viljo Hurme Painter’s Foundation), which has more than 600 works.

Highlights

• Old engine shed from 1898–1899 as an art museum
• Steam locomotive ‘Kana’ from 1921 in the museum yard
• Current visual art exhibitions
• Art collection of about 2,400 works
• Café-meeting room in the museum foyer

Founded

1998

Operated by

Salon kaupunki

Director

Susanna Luojus

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission on the first Friday of each month.

Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) is accepted. ePassi and Edenred are accepted as means of payment for the standard €10 ticket. Admission is also free for holders of a press card, ICOM members and war veterans.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

There are no steps or thresholds at the entrance. The exhibition halls, the café-meeting room, the cloakroom and the toilets are at street level, with no obstacles or thresholds. The accessible toilet also serves as a changing room. Access to the library on the gallery floor is difficult for people with reduced mobility because of the stairs. Pets may not be brought into the exhibition halls, but assistance animals at work are welcome.

Kids & families

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

Getting there & parking

The museum is located in central Salo, in the immediate vicinity of the railway station and the bus station.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Coat check

The café also serves as a meeting room (40 seats, with an alcohol licence); catering is arranged in advance with the Räntmestarin krouvi (Rentmaster’s Tavern). The museum shop sells craft products, decorative objects, cards, jewellery and publications related to the exhibitions.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Corporate events

Up to 40 guests.

Rental enquiries: +358 2 778 4892. The meeting room and café (40 seats) can be booked free of charge, for example by associations, during the museum’s opening hours.

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