Museum events

The year includes several established event days that are reflected in the museum's activities: Come to the Museum Weeks, Children's Museum Celebrations at the Tuusulanjärvi Museums, and Aleksis Kivi Day.

International Museum Day, 18 May

International Museum Day is celebrated on 18 May. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the social role of museums among both the general public and decision-makers. In Tuusula, several museums offer free admission in honour of the special day.

Go to the museum weeks

Since 2018, Tuu museoon (Go to the Museum) weeks have been organised at the end of July. During these event weeks, museums in Tuusula are open from Tuesday to Sunday from at least 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. or longer, depending on their own opening hours. Come to the Museum Weeks are organised in cooperation with the municipality and museum operators, and the event is funded by the Culture for All Fund.

Children’s Museum Festival

The Children’s Museum Festival is held annually in late August at museums in the Tuusulanjärvi area, including Ainola, Ahola, Halosenniemi, the Lotta Museum, Erkkola and Aleksis Kivi’s Memorial Cottage, with the Tuusula mobile library Kirre also taking part. The Children’s Museum Festival is full of fun activities and interesting things to see and experience.

Aleksis Kivi Day, 10 October

Aleksis Kivi Day, celebrated in Tuusula on 10 October, will be marked with a wreath-laying ceremony at the author’s grave in Tuusula Churchyard. At the same time, the National Defence University’s traditional day will be celebrated, when the Master’s Department of the National Defence University will pay its respects to the statue of heroes located in the heroes’ cemetery. Aleksis Kivi’s death cottage on Rantatie in Tuusula will be open on the day of the celebration.

Museum events in the Tuusula event calendar

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