History museum, Regional responsibility museum in Eastern Uusimaa, Finland
Porvoo Museum
Porvoon museo / Borgå museum
The Old Town Hall in Porvoo.
Established
1897
Location
Porvoo, Eastern Uusimaa, Finland
Type
History museum, Regional responsibility museum
Founder
Borgå Museiförening
Owner
Borgå Museiförening
Website
www.porvoonmuseo.fi
Porvoo Museum (Finnish: Porvoon museo, Swedish: Borgå museum) is a history museum established in 1897 in Porvoo, Finland. The museum is the regional responsibility museum of Eastern Uusimaa. Porvoo Museum operates in the old Porvoo Town Hall, completed in 1764. The museum is owned by its own association, whereas typically regional responsibility museums are owned by the cities or towns in Finland.[1][2]
Visitors can enter the museum with the Finnish Museum Card.[3]
^"Porvoo Museum". www.porvoonmuseo.fi (in Swedish). Borgå Museiförening. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
^"Borgå museum fyller 125 år: Så här inleds jubileumsåret". www.ostnyland.fi (in Swedish). Östnyland. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
^"The Old Town Hall, Porvoo Museum". www.museot.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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