Museums and galleries in Vaasa

Museums and galleries in Vaasa

1. See

   Brage Open Air Museum

   Bragen ulkomuseo

   The museum consists of a complete 19th-century farm with interesting buildings and interiors from the Swedish-speaking part of Ostrobothnia.

2. See

   Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art

   A museum for contemporary art opened to the public in 2007 in a former customs warehouse in the Inner Harbour of Vaasa.

3. See

   Ostrobothnian Museum and Terranova Kvarken Nature Centre

   Pohjanmaan Museo

   If you are interested in the region's history then you should visit this place. The Terranova Kvarken Nature Centre displays the uniqueness of the nature in the area (something that should be experienced first hand out in the open air of the archipelago).

4. See

   Stundars

   Large open-air museum made up of about 60 buildings. It is a living centre for culture and art. Christmas market on a December weekend.

   Daily in summer, occasionally in the rest of the year

5. See

   The Tikanoja Art Museum

   Tikanojan taidekoti

   A traditional art museum in the former home of local businessman Frithjof Tikanoja (1877–1964). The museum was started when he donated his private collection to the city. The collection includes works by Edgar Degas, Paul Gauguin, Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso, but also works by Finnish masters like Albert Edelfelt, Axel Gallen-Kallela, Maria Wiik and Tyko Sallinen. The museum also has touring exhibitions.

6. See

   Vaasa Maritime museum

   Get to know the seafaring past of Vaasa in this museum which is housed in an old storage building which was built by the great shipowner C.G. Wolff in the 19th century.

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Vaasa (CC BY-SA 4.0).