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muSeum harKKo for
contemporary art <strong>and</strong>
preh<strong>iS</strong>tory
Raisio’s Museum Harkko houses a collection 2,500 works from the Eero
Rantanen Foundation. (Rantanen was a privy councillor <strong>who</strong> lived from
1923 to 2002). The collection mainly focuses on Finnish, Estonian <strong>and</strong>
Russian art. The collections include drawings <strong>and</strong> prints, paintings <strong>and</strong>
sculptures. Apart from works from the Foundation, the art museum also
puts on various temporary exhibitions featuring different aspects of contemporary
art. The Eero Rantanen memorial room houses part of the man’s
huge library as well as objects <strong>and</strong> photographs.
The archaeological section displays treasures from the past – Rasio’s prehistory
in the light of the latest research. It has much to say, as the present
settlement at Raisio dates back 2,000 years. On display is the copper bar that
gives the <strong>who</strong>le museum (‘Harkko’ in Finnish means ‘bar’ or ‘ingot’).
The bar was discovered in Ihala (a suburb of Raisio), where
the site of the Iron Age settlement of Mulli is located. It is one of
the most important archaeological finds in the area. The copper
bar weighs over 16 kilos <strong>and</strong> would have been enough to make
hundreds of small bronze buckles, clasps <strong>and</strong> brooches.
The Harkko building was designed by architect Lauri Sipilä, <strong>and</strong>
was completed in 1954 to function as Raisio’s Town Hall. Later
on, the building became the administrative centre for the growing
town. A new Tity Hall was finished in 1981 <strong>and</strong> the old Town
Hall was converted into a library. The Harkko building was a library
up until 1999. The Museum <strong>and</strong> Cultural Centre of Harkko
opened in June 2000. The building is also used by the Raisio
Theatre <strong>and</strong> the Raisio Children’s <strong>and</strong> Youth Theatre.
raisio’s museum harkko
Nallinkatu 2, Tel. (02) 434 3381
www.raisio.fi/harkko
open:
Summer (1.6 – 31.8)
Mon: closed Tue – Thu 10 am – 6 pm
Fri 10 am - 4 pm Sat - Sun 12 noon – 3 pm
winter (1.9 – 31.5)
Mon: closed Tue, Thu, Fri 12 noon – 4 pm
Wed 12 noon - 7 pm
Sat - Sun 12 noon – 3 pm
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