News - Porvoo Museum

Discover the Museums of Eastern Uusimaa by bike!

Eastern Uusimaa is full of fascinating museums and beautiful cultural landscapes. The Porvoo Museum and the Eastern Uusimaa museum network have mapped out local museums along bike routes. These routes have been created using the My Maps service and can also be opened in Google Maps.

Christmas at the Holm House. Guided tour Wednesday 11.12.2024

Christmas at the Holm House. Guided tour Wednesday 11.12.2024 in Swedish 16:00, in Finnish 17:00.

Free admission day 13.11.2024

Free entry to The Holm House and The Old Town Hall 13.11.2024 from 12:00 to 18:00

The Night of the Ghosts in the museum.Fri 25.10. from 17:00 to 20:00

The Night of the Ghosts in the museum.
Fri 25.10. from 17:00 to 20:00
There seems to be a party at Holm House. But what has happened to the family and their guests? What is a lynx doing inside the house? Is there really a wolf walking around in the hall?
Recommended age limit 7 years.
Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult.
Entrance 5 €.

Porvoo Virtual Art Gallery with VR Glasses

Saturday 18.5. 13-15 in Holm House

Summer in Porvoo Museum Is Full of Art

Porvoo Museum’s summer season opens with three shows exhibiting paintings by Albert Edelfelt, silhouette art, and contemporary art as part of the Porvoo Triennale. The fall season sees an online exhibition of shop signs from different eras. The Christmas season invites visitors to the traditional Christmas dinner table, while the exhibition about small birds continues past Christmas and through the winter.

Opening Times Expanding in Porvoo Museum

Starting January Porvoo Museum will be open in the evenings.

The Christmas feeling in Porvoo transports you beyond the centuries

Christmas in Porvoo Museum’s Holm House, in the heart of Old Porvoo, takes the visitors to the 18th century, and J. L. Runeberg’s Home in the Empire neighbourhood to the 19th century.

Queer Tour in Holm House

Thu 17.8. 16:00–16:30 in English
Tue 15.8. 16:00–16:30 in Finnish
Wed 16.8. 16:00–16:30 in Swedish

A Horse Of Course! – Porvoo Museum collects memories of horses

Porvoo Museum – The Museum With Regional Responsibility in Eastern Uusimaa is preparing for the next touring exhibition, which will focus on the horse.

Phenomenal Iris Is Bursting With Colour

Porvoo Museum’s new exhibition Phenomenal Iris presents the company Aktiebolaget Iris, which operated in Porvoo at the change of the century. The company operated for five years, during which it laid the foundation for the emergence of Finnish design.