Carelicum - The North Karelian MuseumJoensuuPetrozavodsk 2013

The North Karelian MuseumThe regional museum of cultural history Founded in 1917Owner: City of JoensuuRecording and presenting culture of North Karelia + Ladoga Karelia in finnish times

The aim of the North Karelian Museum collect, document and preserve cultural materials arrange exhibitions research the collections document the cultural and built environment

Visiting KareliaPermanent exhibition

Temporary ehbitions

Puzzles 14.2. 21.4. 2013Birds 15.5. 15.9. / 22.9. 2013Childhood 10.10. 2013 12.1. 2014Spring 2014:Russian theme

Carelicum, Koskikatu 5The North Karelian Regional Museum is located in the centre of the Joensuu city in the culture and tourist centre Carelicum.

Building is ex Saving Bank in Joensuu

Bunker Museum, Virrantaus 7Salpa LineSuomen Salpa

Salpa LineThe Salpa Defence Line extending for a total of 1200 kilometresThe line was built in 19401941 and completed in 1944, at the end of the Continuation War

Bunker MuseumOpen 1995Vetaraanipuisto (War veteran park)The Salpa Line has always been considered as one of the strongest fortified defence lines built during the Second World War

Experts in museumSeven museum professions: ConservatorCurator: ehxibitions, regional workDirector of collectionsWith Joensuu Art Museum: common museum direector, producer, curator (pedagogical work)three other stuff

Experts

VisitorsTarget groups: families, tourists, everybody2012: 26 3182011: 32 1082010: 14 853 (renovation, museon was closed four and half months)2009: 19 226

Collections: 23 600 objects old wooden spoon election advertisement, 2005 (button)

Special collectionsThe collections ofLadoga Karelia: over2,000 objects

Some treasures from Karelia silver brooch kantele instrument

175 300 photos in collectionTypical Karelian house in the Joensuu city hall after fire, 1966beginning of the 20th century

Collections: White Sea Baltic Sea kanalNothing

Collections: war historyIn collections: weapons, photos, uniformsfrom 19th and 20th centuries, etc

War history

War historyWar history is presented in exhibitions in Carelicum and in Bunker MuseumActiv local researhers (books, researhes)a plenty of local volunteers in national defense associaties (own organisations, exhibitions)Museum makes cooperation with researhers and volunteers

Collections: architectureLiteraturePhotos of buildingsInventory material of local buildingsMuseo objects of Lutheran churches and other buildingsNot so much cooperation with locals (musem does not have a curator of building research anymore)

Collections: ethnographyDifferent kind of object of peasant culture: costumes, tools, musical instruments, PhotosLiterature

Many loans from photo archives

Collections: Stone & miningSome photos, objectsSuomen Kivitutkimus Sti in Juuka (Suomen Kivikeskus) : the permanent exhibition of stonesOutokumpu Mining Museum (Outokummun kaivosmuseo)Mhk Ironworks (Mhkn ruukkimuseo)

North Karelian MuseumNominated for European Museum of the Year 2013 Award (28/40 museums)Winners will be announced in May in Tongeren, Belgium

Kiitos!

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