Member of Parliament Pia Lohikoski on a museum internship in Tuusula
The popular Politicianu0026#x27;s Museum Internship campaign brought Pia Lohikoski, a Member of Parliament from Central Finland, to learn about the everyday work of the Tuusula Museum. This year marked the tenth anniversary of the Politicianu0026#x27;s Museum Internship. Hundreds of politicians from different levels of social decision-making have participated in the internships. This year, more than 60 decision-makers are participating in the campaign, with over 30 museums around the country taking part.
Pia Lohikoski, a Member of Parliament from Kerava, serves on the Education and Culture Committee. She was happy to participate in the museum internship. She wanted to see how the work done in the committee affects people at the grassroots level.
“It is interesting to see the bigger picture of museum activities in Central Uusimaa and to learn about the activities of the Tuusula Museum,” says Lohikoski, adding, It is wonderful to see, for example, how Martta Wendelin’s art and life’s work have been highlighted in Tuusula and how the famous Tuusulanjärvi artist community is reflected in the museum’s activities.
Lohikoski considers the role of museums to be important for local residents. New people are moving to the area, and museums help to introduce them to the history of the region and assist them in integrating into the community.
“I studied economic and social history, so I find the topics covered by the museum interesting,” says Lohikoski.
At Klaavola, he was able to learn about cataloguing work and hear about the lives of people in the past, i.e. everyday history. At Klaavola, he also learned about the basic work of a museum, cataloguing and scanning, i.e. adding objects or photographs to the collection.
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