Serlachius Kartano

About the museum

Serlachius Kartano is the Joenniemi manor in Mänttä, which architect Jarl Eklund designed as the representative residence of the paper industrialist Gösta Serlachius. The red-brick main building was completed in 1935. Serlachius belonged to the owning family of the Mänttä paper mill and had been collecting art since the early 20th century. He knew Akseli Gallen-Kallela personally and commissioned works from the artists of his time.

The Gösta Serlachius Art Foundation (Gösta Serlachiuksen taidesäätiö) was established on the basis of his collection, and the manor has operated as an art museum since 1945. The museum's premises have been extended with a modern wooden building, designed through an architectural competition and completed in 2014. Around the manor is a park with about twenty sculptures owned by the foundation.

The collection comprises about 10,000 works. Its core is Finnish golden age art from the 1870s to the early 1900s and early modernism, and there are about 200 works by Gallen-Kallela. In addition, the collection has about a hundred older European works from the 1400s to the 1700s, including Dutch, Flemish, Italian and Spanish paintings, as well as contemporary art begun in the 2010s.

Highlights

• Works by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Albert Edelfelt and Helene Schjerfbeck in the golden age collection
• Old European art, including paintings by Jusepe de Ribera and Juan de Zurbarán
• Manor designed by Jarl Eklund and the wooden museum building completed in 2014
• Sculpture park with about twenty sculptures
• Serlachius Taidesauna (art sauna) and Restaurant Gösta

Permanent exhibition

• Kartanon klassikot – The permanent collection exhibition presents the classics of the Finnish golden age and early modernism, as well as old European art.

Founded

1945

Operated by

Gösta Serlachiuksen taidesäätiö

Admission & discounts

One admission ticket is valid at both Serlachius Kartano and the Serlachius Head Office. Free admission for holders of the Museokortti and ICOM card, unemployed people, conscripts and civilian servicemen, and war veterans. The ticket can also be paid with culture and leisure benefits (virike). The art sauna's public sessions have their own ticket.

Accessibility

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

The old manor is mainly step-free. A historic lift leads to the second floor, with a door opening of 53 cm and inner dimensions of 80 × 80 cm; if your own wheelchair does not fit, you can use the museum's wheelchair for the lift journey. The new museum building is fully step-free. Wheelchairs, rollators and other aids are lent free of charge, and most spaces have an induction loop. The disabled parking space is in front of the manor, near the entrance. For visually impaired visitors there are audio-described tours and 3D-printed scale models of the museum buildings, and four artworks have a sign-language presentation. Noise-reducing headphones can be borrowed from customer service. The wine tavern (Viinitupa) has no step-free access, and the Lemmenpolku is not suitable for people with mobility impairments.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

Families can take part in children's Saturdays, family days and self-guided workshops. The manor's Kultainen huvimaja (Golden Pavilion) is freely accessible outdoors in summer, and the roughly 2.5 km Lemmenpolku between the manor and the centre of Mänttä is suitable for children.

Getting there & parking

Mänttä lies along main road 58 between Orivesi and Keuruu, about 90 km from Tampere and Jyväskylä.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Restaurant Gösta operates at the manor, and in summer the manor courtyard has the Autereentupa summer café. The museum shop is at the manor. Outdoor clothing and bags larger than A4 must be left at the cloakroom; free lockable cabinets are available.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events
• Weddings / ceremonies

Spaces are rented for meetings, celebrations, weddings and evening events for 4–120 people. Spaces available for rent at the manor include the Kivijärvi hall, the lounge of the art sauna, the Peda room and Restaurant Gösta. Enquiries to the sales service.

Plan your visit