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History museum in Uusimaa, Finland
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Raseborg Museum
Raseborgs museum
Entrance to the museum area in Ekenäs.
Established1906
LocationRaseborg, Uusimaa, Finland
TypeHistory museum, Regional responsibility museum
Key holdingsArt of Helene Schjerfbeck
OwnerThe City of Raseborg
Websiteraseborgsmuseum.fi

Raseborg Museum (Swedish: Raseborgs museum, Finnish: Raaseporin museo) is a history museum and a regional responsibility museum for Western Uusimaa in Finland. The museum is located in Ekenäs in the city of Raseborg. Until 2006 the museum was known as Ekenäs Museum, which was founded in 1906.

Raseborgs Museum has two base exhibitions. One of the exhibitions showcases the history of Raseborg and with Western Uusimaa, while the other one focuses on the art of Helene Schjerfbeck.

A museum for contemporary art, Chappe, was completed by Raseborg Museum in 2023. Chappe was founded and built with the support of Albert de la Chapelle's foundation. Visitors can enter Raseborg Museum with the Finnish Museum Card.

References

  1. "Ansvarsmuseum". Raseborgs Museum (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  2. "Allmänt om museet". Raseborg (in Swedish). Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  3. "Ekenäs". uppslagsverket.fi. Uppslagsverket Finland. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  4. Lundström, Laura (24 September 2022). "Schjerfbeckutställning förnyad – ny tavla ska komplettera samlingen". www.vastranyland.fi (in Swedish). Västra Nyland. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  5. "Nyöppnade konstmuseet Chappe har lockat tusentals – många bekantar sig också med Ekenäs". svenska.yle.fi (in Swedish). Svenska Yle. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  6. "Raseborgs museum". www.museot.fi. Retrieved 2024-02-27.

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