Nilsiä Museum
Nilsiä Museum is a local museum maintained by the Nilsiä Tradition and Culture Association. It preserves, researches and exhibits cultural heritage related to Nilsiä. The exhibition collections include a wide range of artifacts, photographs, videos and audio recordings.
The museum first opened to the public at Simola Farm as a storehouse museum in 1977 and later moved to the main building of the farm, which also serves as the Local Heritage Center.
In addition to the museum's permanent exhibition, which is displayed in the center's main building and barns, the museum also assembles and maintains temporary exhibitions with changing themes.
The Local Heritage Center also houses the summer theater building of the Nilsiä Amateur Theater. The museum has a café and a small museum shop, which are open during the museum's opening hours.
Contact Information
The museum is currently closed. It is open only by appointment.
Location Address:
Simolantie 41,
73300 Nilsiä
Location at Map (Fonecta-map service)
Facebook: @nilsianmuseoEmail: nilsianmuseo@gmail.com
Phone: 040 5289319/ 044 2403364
Opening Hours and Admission Fees
The museum is open during holiday seasons in late winter and summer, as well as year-round for groups by reservation. The group price for groups of fewer than 10 people is €50.
Admission fees: adults €5, children (under 12 years) €1.
It is recommended to reserve at least one hour for a museum visit.
Collections
The foundation of the museum’s extensive collection consists of objects related to the traditional peasant way of life, gathered during the museum’s early years. Since then, the collections have been complemented with items connected to sports, music, schooling, textile and handicraft hobbies, local religious life, and national defense history.