Ett Hem

"A home"

In their will Alfred and Hélène Jacobsson donated their 19th century house to the Swedish university of Turku, Åbo Akademi, as a museum. The idea was to preserve the atmosphere of upper class life in Turku. They owned a two storey building at Hämeenkatu 30, designed by the German architect Carl Ludwig Engel. Later the interiors were moved to more humble surroundings and the museum is now in a wooden Empire-style building. The age and style of the different artefacts vary, but as a whole "Ett hem" ("A home") is decorated according to the neo-renaissance principles. The museum has both a cultural and historical value. Especially important is the art collection, where most of the famous Finnish artists of the Golden Age of Finnish art, the period around 1900, are represented.

• museum
• history
• family

Address

Piispankatu 14

Getting there

behind the Cathedral, opposite the Sibelius Museum.

Hours

May–Sep and 30 Nov–5 Jan: Wed–Sun 11:00–16:00; groups by agreements

Price

€5, pensioners €4, students and children €2; museum card valid

Website

etthem.fi (opens in a new tab)