More than 20 000 visitors have already visited the renovated museum. They also want to tell the stories of ordinary residents, as the area was not just a craftsmen’s quarter.
During the autumn holidays, Turku’s Luostarinmäki is a hive of activity. In addition to local residents, there are people from Helsinki, Tampere and Riihimäki, among others.
They are looking for suitable places where the new mobile phone app *Luostarinmäki 1827* could open up a view of the past.
– We’ve just been to the bakery. Just click here to see the houses. You can also take a walk down the alleys with your mobile phone,” advises Koota.
In Otso Lehtokar’s opinion, such a good job has been done on Luostarinmäki that the houses look exactly the same as they did in 1827.
– It’s worth going to the edge of that area. From there you can see windmills and fields, advises Lehtokari.
Next, the boys go to see 3D modeling from 1827. Both of their expressions are amazed.
– It was super great. The clouds were moving nicely, and the bells were ringing. When we grow up, we will become game makers, which means we could also do something similar here, enthuses Koota.
– The graphics were really great. I saw that a lot of effort had been put into that, reflects Lehtokari.
Residents’ stories come out
Luostarinmäki’s Museum Quarter has become familiar to many schoolchildren as a craft museum. People dressed as craftsmen have been seen a lot in the area at various theme days.
The renovated museum now tells the story of the people who actually lived there.
Of course, you can still read about the lives of representatives of many different trade unions on the clear information cards.
The fates of the maid, the midwife and the tailor are interesting, but the area was a residential area for ordinary people, not so much a craftsman’s quarter.
He reminds that the buildings are in their original places. It brings special value to the area.
High number of museum card holders in Turku
The renovation of Luostarinmäki has cost around 200,000 euros. There has been so much content, i.e. things to read, touch and look at, that it is difficult to digest everything in one visit.
It has been noticed that many people visit Luostarinmäki several times. This is made possible, among other things, by the large number of museum card holders.
In September, it was reported that from January to August, more than 1.2 million visits have been made with the card throughout the country. The museum card is available to 240,000 customers.
– The museum card brings visitors who visit more regularly and more often. The popularity of domestic tourism in general has also been visible here in recent years. Local people also visit us more often than before, says amanuensis Maiju Tuisku.
Luostarinmäki usually closes its doors in September. Now it is open over Christmas.
*You can discuss the topic* *with Yle ID* *21. until 11 p.m. in October.*