The long wait has been rewarded - Museum night Riihimäki arrives on May 17.5.2024, XNUMX

The long wait has been rewarded - the Night of the Museums Riihimäki is coming again!

After a few years of absence, the Night of Museums is coming to the city again, stronger than ever! The Night of the Museums will be celebrated on Friday 17.5.2024 May 17 from 21:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX and, as usual, all five museums will be involved: Riihimäki City Museum and Riihimäi Art Museum, which operate in Museum Center Riemu, the Finnish Glass Museum, the Finnish Forestry Museum and the National Workhouse Museum. All museums have free admission to the Museum Night events. At the same time, you have the opportunity to get to know the museums' abundant exhibition offerings. You can also collect stamps for a museum pass from all museums during the evening, museum product prizes will be drawn among those who return a full pass!

The program for the night of museums 2024:

Museum Center Riemu, Riihimäki City Museum and Riihimäki Art Museum

17:21–XNUMX:XNUMX Small activities and tasks for children in the museum's workshop space

From 17–19 Riihimäki fire department's restored former ladder truck, 1937 Fordson Sussex can be seen in front of the museum center (Temppelikatu)

At 18–19 Artist meeting: Aino-Maija Metsola

19:20–XNUMX:XNUMX Guide to the exhibition Business cards - Business card pictures from the collections of the Riihimäki City Museum

Exhibitions: Aino Maija-Metsola - Fabrics Illustrations and works, Two faces - Artists' self-portraits, Business cards - Business card images from the city museum's collections, Antrea - From the shores of Vuoksi to Riihimäki, Everyday life in ancient Egypt - Egyptian artefacts and the most recent exhibition at Helene Salong - Helene Schjerfbeck.

The Finnish Glass Museum

17.30:18 p.m.–30 p.m. Curator's tour of the Saara Hopea - Valintana beauty exhibition. Max. XNUMX participants. Registration for the ticket sales on the same day.

18.30:19–30 Guide to the basic exhibition. Max. XNUMX participants. Registration for the ticket sales on the same day.

All evening opportunity to get to know the exhibition Laura Laine – Nature Morte in advance.

Exhibitions: Laura Laine – Nature Morte, Saara Hopea – Choice of beauty and the museum's basic exhibition.

Restaurant Klaas, which operates in connection with the museum, serves from 10.30:20 a.m. to XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.

The Hunting Museum of Finland

18.30:19–30 Guide to the basic exhibition. Max. XNUMX participants. Registration for the ticket sales on the same day.

Exhibitions: Teemu Järvi – Tapiolan's Vainiolla (open to the public on the first day) and the museum's basic exhibition OTSO.

In the yard between the Glass Museum and the Hunting Museum, there is also a checkerboard track for children.

The National Workers' House Museum

17:21–XNUMX:XNUMX Traditional activities for children inside the museum - search and find, Solve and Color

17:21–XNUMX:XNUMX Traditional yard games for children in the museum yard (weather permitting) – tire toss and other yard activities

From 17:17.30 to 18:18.30 and from XNUMX:XNUMX to XNUMX:XNUMX Presentation of the summer exhibition "Työväentalo in the museum - Työväentalo museum". Historian, local councilor Tero Tuomisto.

From the beginning of the evening in the museum yard, wall tiles in the old-time style are for sale. Entrance and the rest of the program are free of charge, a small fee is charged for wall tiles.

Exhibitions: Työväentalo in the museum – Työväentalomuseum. In the summer exhibition, you will get to know the birth stages of the Workingmen's House Museum and tell about the construction of the workingmen's houses and the activities that took place in the houses.