Museum Day will be celebrated on Sunday, 18 May, at the Tuusula Museum sites.
International Museum Day offers a great opportunity to visit museums and their exhibitions free of charge. In Tuusula, many museums will offer free admission on Sunday 18 May, the day of the event, and various guided tours will also be available.
Among the attractions at the Tuusula Museum, Aleksis Kivi’s death cottage, Erkkola, Halosenniemi and the Kellokoski Hospital Museum will celebrate the event with free admission.
- Halosenniemi (Halosenniementie 4–6) 10 a.m.–5 p.m., pop-up guided tours throughout the day
- Erkkola Artist House (Rantatie 25) 10 a.m.–5 p.m., pop-up guided tours
- Aleksis Kivi's death cottage (Rantatie) 10 a.m.–5 p.m., pop-up guided tours
- Kellokoski Hospital Museum (Vanha valtatie 198) 11 a.m.–5 p.m., walking tour of the hospital grounds at 1 p.m.
In Tuusula, Museum Day will also be celebrated with an open house at
- Air Defence Museum (Klaavolantie 2, Tuusula) 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Lotta Museum (Rantatie 39, Tuusula) 10 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Kaunisnummi Home Museum (Kaunisnummi 1, Kellokoski) 11 a.m.–5 p.m.
- Kellokoski Ironworks Museum (Vanha valtatie 190, building 3, Kellokoski) 12 noon–4 p.m.
International Museum Day has been celebrated on 18 May since 1977. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the social role of museums among both the general public and decision-makers. Today, nearly 30,000 museums in over 120 countries around the world participate in International Museum Day celebrations with a variety of events.
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