Tikanojan taidekoti

About the museum

The Tikanojan taidekoti is housed in a building that is one of the first residential buildings erected after the great fire of Vaasa. Church builder Erkki Kuorikoski designed the house as a home for his family, and it was completed in the early 1860s. Commercial Counsellor Frithjof Tikanoja moved into the house in 1918 with his wife Ruusa Mynt, and in the 1920s the family grew to six children.

Paintings by Ruusa’s brother, the painter Eemu Mynt, as well as works by foreign modernists, hung in the Tikanoja home. Frithjof Tikanoja wanted to give others the chance to experience the impact of art, and on 22 December 1951 he donated his book and art collection to the City of Vaasa. The new art museum opened to the public on 26 December 1951.

The collection includes more than a thousand works, among them many of the key Finnish and foreign artists of art history. The Art Home shows exhibitions of old Finnish and foreign art, cultural-historical theme exhibitions and exhibitions drawn from the museum’s own collections.

Highlights

• Art collection assembled by Frithjof Tikanoja
• Paintings by Eemu Mynt
• One of the first houses built after the great fire of Vaasa
• Permanent exhibition Hiljaiseloa, hehkuvia värejä (Still Lifes, Glowing Colours)
• Art home since 1951

Permanent exhibition

• Hiljaiseloa, hehkuvia värejä – The permanent exhibition presents the art collection of Frithjof and Ruusa Tikanoja, which includes works by European, especially French, and Finnish artists, as well as a large body of work by Eemu Mynt.

Founded

1951

Operated by

Vaasan kaupunki (Vaasan museot)

Admission & discounts

One admission ticket allows a visit to the Pohjanmaan museo, the Tikanojan taidekoti and the Kuntsin modernin taiteen museo on the same day. Museokortti (Finnish Museum Card) and Kaikukortti are accepted. Guided tours are free for Vaasa’s city schools and day-care centres.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• Accessible restroom: no information
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials
• Audio description

The three-storey building has no lift. There is no ramp at the entrance steps. Ticket sales, the sales point and the cloakroom are on the first floor, and a car can be driven up to the main entrance. Guided tours in easy language and with audio description are available on request.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly: not available

The soft toy Tessu, a German Shepherd, leads soft-toy guided tours for children and families, which are booked by email. The stairs and the lack of a lift make it difficult to move around with a pushchair.

Getting there & parking

A car can be driven up to the museum’s main entrance.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Sales point and lockable cloakroom and backpack lockers on the first floor.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties

Up to 15 guests.

The second floor has an educational room that seats about 15 people at low tables.

Plan your visit