Established 1922 (1922) Website Official website | Type Open-air museum Opened 1925 | |
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Location Madekoski, Oulu, Finland Similar Toripolliisi, Northern Ostrobothnia museum, Oulu Museum of Art, Kierikki Stone Age Centre, Nallikari | ||
Turkansaaren ulkomuseo turkansaari open air museum
Turkansaari is an island in the Oulujoki river with an open-air museum in the Madekoski neighbourhood in Oulu, Finland. The museum is run by the Northern Ostrobothnia museum.
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- Turkansaaren ulkomuseo turkansaari open air museum
- Spinning at a traditional country museum of turkansaari
- References
Turkansaari island was a for Russian traders in the Oulujoki river. The open-air museum started out when the old church, from the year 1694, was restored on the island in 1922.
Every summer there is a tar kiln lit to produce tar in the traditional way.
Spinning at a traditional country museum of turkansaari
References
Turkansaari Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA