Raseborg Museum Explained

Raseborg Museum
Native Name:Raseborgs museum
Native Name Lang:Swedish
Established:1906
Location:Raseborg, Uusimaa, Finland
Type:History museum, Regional responsibility museum
Key Holdings:Art of Helene Schjerfbeck
Owner:The City of Raseborg

Raseborg Museum (Swedish: Raseborgs museum, Finnish: Raaseporin museo) is a history museum and a regional responsibility museum for Western Uusimaa in Finland.[1] The museum is located in Ekenäs in the city of Raseborg. Until 2006 the museum was known as Ekenäs Museum, which was founded in 1906.[2] [3]

Raseborgs Museum has two base exhibitions. One of the exhibitions showcases the history of Raseborg and with Western Uusimaa, while the other one focuses on the art of Helene Schjerfbeck.[4]

A museum for contemporary art, Chappe, was completed by Raseborg Museum in 2023. Chappe was founded and built with the support of Albert de la Chapelle's foundation.[5] Visitors can enter Raseborg Museum with the Finnish Museum Card.[6]

References

  1. Web site: Ansvarsmuseum . 2024-02-27 . Raseborgs Museum . sv-SE.
  2. Web site: Allmänt om museet . 2024-02-27 . Raseborg . sv-SE.
  3. Web site: Ekenäs . 2024-02-27 . uppslagsverket.fi . Uppslagsverket Finland.
  4. Web site: Lundström . Laura . 24 September 2022 . Schjerfbeckutställning förnyad – ny tavla ska komplettera samlingen . 2024-02-27 . www.vastranyland.fi . Västra Nyland . sv-FI.
  5. Web site: Nyöppnade konstmuseet Chappe har lockat tusentals – många bekantar sig också med Ekenäs . 2024-02-27 . svenska.yle.fi . Svenska Yle . sv.
  6. Web site: Raseborgs museum . 2024-02-27 . www.museot.fi . en.

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