City Museum in the Town Hall in Finland, Porvoo Resort
Rating: 8,4/10 (2039 votes)  The City Museum in the Town Hall is a museum in the Finnish city of Porvoo, located in the town hall built in the middle of the 18th century. The museum presents the history of the region and the city, illustrated with handicrafts and works of art. The Old Town Hall is one of the most beautiful and main buildings in the old town center of Porvoo, one of the only two surviving 18th century town halls in the country. It is a two-storey building with an attic decorated with a wooden clock tower. Until 1880, the town hall was used by the city authorities, the city administration, registration department, city council, police were sitting here; then it was abandoned. In 1896, the City Museum Association protected it from destruction by placing a museum within the walls of the town hall. Among the exhibits of the City Museum are paintings by Albert Edelfelt, Johan Knutson, sculptures by Ville Vallgren, products of the local Iris factory, Louis Sparre furniture, and AV Finch's ceramics. It also features glassware by Sarah Chorea-Untracht and a variety of jewelry. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened at the City Museum.    Johan Knutson, sculptures by Ville Vallgren, products from the local Iris factory, Louis Sparre furniture, AV Finch ceramics. It also features glassware by Sarah Chorea-Untracht and a variety of jewelry. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened in the City Museum. Johan Knutson, sculptures by Ville Vallgren, products from the local Iris factory, Louis Sparre furniture, AV Finch ceramics. It also features glassware by Sarah Chorea-Untracht and a variety of jewelry. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened at the City Museum. Louis Sparre furniture, AV Finch ceramics. In addition, there are glassware by Sarah Chorea-Untracht and a variety of jewelry. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened in the City Museum. Louis Sparre furniture, AV Finch ceramics. In addition, there are glassware by Sarah Chorea-Untracht and a variety of jewelry. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened in the City Museum. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened in the City Museum. On the third floor of the museum there is an exhibition"Porvoo Nobility", on the first - an exhibition"Rulers of the River Valley", which tells about the history of the region from the most ancient times to the 18th century. In 2011, an exhibition dedicated to the Middle Ages and ancient history was opened at the City Museum.We also recommend reading Cathedral in Finland, Porvoo resort Topic: City Museum in the Town Hall in Finland, Porvoo Resort. |
