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National Museum events 2012


 
Detail of the Hallberg dollhouse.
Christmas feeling is also present in the dollhouse exhibition Dream Homes. Detail of the Hallberg dollhouse. Photo: National Board of Antiquities / Jan Lindroth

Throne of the Emperor, brought to Finland in 1809. Gilded wood by Christian Meyer, St. Petersburg 1797.
Throne of the Emperor, brought to Finland in 1809. Gilded wood by Christian Meyer, St. Petersburg 1797.

Christmas feeling in the National Museum


The National Museum is dressed up for the Christmas in the old fashioned way. There are Christmas trees and tables decorated in styles used between 18th and 20th centuries on display. Two 18th century style small Christmas trees in the Drawing Room of the Jakkarila Manor present manor house christmas tradition. Christmas table in chimneyless smoke cabin from Eastern Finland and Christmas table from Western Finland, display 19th century traditions among the common people.

A 19th century style Christmas tree is decorated according to a photograph of Christmas spent by the author Zacharias Topelius in 1897. The traditional National Museum's Christmas tree in the central hall is decorated in 1930's style with candles, real apples, gingerbread cookies and festive ribbons.


In the Workshop Vintti one can look for the hidden elves and there is Christmas hobby activities for children over 5 years old. Christmas feeling is also present in the dollhouse exhibition Dream Homes, open until Sunday 2 September 2012.
 

Guided tours in Russian


Guided tours in Russian (45 min) in the Permanent Exhibition 27.-31.12.2011 and 3.-8.1.2012 at 1 p.m.


Entry fees: 8,00 / 5,00 euros, free for those under 18 years old.


Tue 27.12.2011 at 1 p.m

Wed 28.12.2011 at 1 p.m

Thu 29.12.2011 at 1 p.m

Fri 30.12.2011 at 1 p.m

Sat 31.12.2011 at 1 p.m

Tue 3.1.2012 at 1 p.m

Wed 4.1.2012 at 1 p.m

Thu 5.1.2012 at 1 p.m

Fri 6.1.2012 at 1 p.m

Sat 7.1.2012 at 1 p.m

Sun 8.1.2012 at 1 p.m
 

For more information about the events, please contact:
Curator of Education, Ms. Hanna Forssell, tel. + 358 (0)40 128 6453 during office hours 
Workshop co-ordinator Ms. Irene Nurminen, tel. + 358 (0)40 128 6464 during office hours