Vapriikki Museum Centre

Vapriikki Museum Centre

Museokeskus Vapriikki
Established	1996
Location	Tampella, Tampere, Finland
Coordinates	61.5030°N 23.7605°E / 61.5030; 23.7605
Visitors	c. 170,000 (2019)[1]
Owner	City of Tampere
Website	vapriikki.fi/en/

The Vapriikki Museum Centre (Finnish: Museokeskus Vapriikki) is a cluster of museums operating in the old factory premises of Tampella, in Tampere, Finland. The name Vapriikki derives from the Swedish word fabrik, meaning factory.[2]

Overview

The facility was first opened to the public in 1996,[3] and the centre was completed in 2000.[4]

In 2019, the centre was visited by over 170,000 visitors.[1]

Of the total floor area of 14,000 square metres (150,000 sq ft), approximately half is available for exhibitions and other public use.[4]

In 2017, Vapriikki Museum Centre was chosen as the "Museum of the Century" in a public vote to mark the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence.[3]

Museums

Museums based in the centre include:[4][3]

• Natural History Museum of Tampere
• Rupriikki Media Museum
• Finnish Museum of Games
• Finnish Ice Hockey Museum and the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
• Postal Museum (Postimuseo)
• Doll and Dress Museum (Nukke- ja pukumuseo)
• Pirkanmaa Regional Museum (Pirkanmaan maakuntamuseo)

References

1. "Vapriikilla huikea näyttelyvuosi – Kävijätavoite täyttyi" (in Finnish). Tamperelainen. 3 January 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
2. Louhenjoki-Schulman, Pirkko-Liisa (2003). Suomen kulttuurinähtävyydet. Otava. p. 145. ISBN 951-1-12979-1.
3. "Sibelius, Sinuhe egyptiläinen, Aki Kaurismäki... – Listasimme kaikki Vuosisadan Kulttuurigaalassa palkitut" (in Finnish). Yle. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
4. "Museum Centre". Vapriikki.fi. Retrieved 19 October 2020.

External links

• Official website