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At the museum

Visiting the museum with children

The museums of Vaasa invite children and families to experience the city’s rich history, culture and art in a fun and educational way. On the “Visiting the museum with children” page you can find hints, ideas and information about how you can fully enjoy a museum visit together as a fa

A museum adventure for the whole family

The museums of Vaasa are excellent places to spend time, gain new experiences and learn interesting things.

For families our museums are excellent destinations to visit on rainy days, or for those seeking indoor activities. Out of our museums the Ostrobothnian Museum and Kuntsi Modern Art Museum are wheelchair accessible, so it’s possible to enter the exhibits with strollers as well.

On our pages you can find information on various workshops, events and tours that are tailored especially for younger visitors.

Our museums are guaranteed to have things to see and do for every age. Come and visit!

Exhibits for children

Of the exhibits of the museums of Vaasa, ones especially fitting for children are the permanent exhibits of the Ostrobothnian Museum, Vaasa 400 and Terra Nova. In these exhibits you can learn about the 400 years of history of Vaasa and the unique nature of our region.

Our changing exhibits as well offer interesting and appropriate sights for families.

Our full list of exhibits can be seen on the Exhibits and Events page.

Everyone under 18 has free admission to all Vaasa museum exhibits.

On the Explore page you can find premade virtual and printable teaching materials, group activities and other materials to make your visit easier.

Assignments and activities in the museums of Vaasa

On the Explore page you can find premade virtual and printable teaching materials, group activities and other materials to make your visit easier.

Children’s events

Puddle – Children’s culture weeks

Puddle is a month of events that showcase children’s culture in Vaasa. Puddle presents the city’s cultural offerings for families with children and gives a space for children’s own productions. This is to highlight the importance of children’s culture and the actors of the field. Children have participated in planning Puddle by making wishes for activities, and their suggestions have been considered in Puddle’s program.

During prior Puddle events museums have arranged admission-free days for example. Puddle happens again next October!

Plushie sleepover

The soft buddies of Kuntsi Modern Art Museum, Night Leopard or Jaguar and Museum Stoat, annually invite children’s plushies for a sleepover at the museum during children’s culture week Puddle. After the sleepover children and their plushies can participate in Jaguar’s plushie guided tour.

The date of the plushie sleepover will be announced later before the event.

Other events for children

See other events for children in our event calendar.

Plushie tours

Suitable for children, families and groups of children. Ostrobothnian Museum is guided by plushie Museum Stoat, Kuntsi Modern Art Museum by plushies Night Leopard or Jaguar, and Tikanoja Art Home by plushie Tessu the German Shepherd.

Reservations at museoinfo@vaasa.fi

Children’s hobby activities

The activities of the museums of Vaasa include regular pedagogical programs aimed at children and youth in the form of various art clubs. The clubs give guided tours of the exhibits and teach how to make art in an intuitive way. Advance registrations to the clubs open during the fall. Only Finnish or Swedish web side.

See our clubs

Youth museum team

Make a museum for the youth!

The purpose of the Youth Museum Team is to develop museum activities, familiarize youth with culture and let them influence the event selections of Vaasa youth services and museums. You can read more here.

Opening hours

Ostrobothnian Museum:

Wed – Sun 10–17

Kuntsi Museum for Modern Art:
Wed – Sun 10—17

Tikanoja Art Museum:
Wed – Sun 10–17

The Old Vaasa Museum
(1.6.–31.8.2024)
Wed – Sun 10–17

Exceptional opening hours

Price list

Purchased tickets entitle visitors to same-day access to the Ostrobothnian Museum, Tikanoja Art Museum, and Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art.

Admission fees for:

Adults €12

Students, senior citizens, conscripts, unemployed €7

People under the age 18 for free

Contact information

E-mail: museoinfo@vaasa.fi

Tel.: Ostrobothnian Museum
+358 6 325 3800

Kuntsin Museum for Modern Art
+358 40 183 0440

Tikanoja Art Museum
+358 40 182 8702

The Old Vaasa Museum
+358 40 482 9816

Further information