The Alvar Aalto Museum, Central Finland, Finland
4.0 (160 reviews) Monday: Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Jyvaskyla Speciality Museums
All about Alvar Aalto
Alvar Aalto (1898-1976) is the father of Finnish design and architecture. His glassware and furniture are still very popular all over the world. His work includes also textiles, sculptures, and paintings. During his career Aalto designed over 500 individual buildings, approximately 300 of which were built. The vast majority are in Finland but also a few buildings are in France, Germany, Italy, and the USA. The Alvar Aalto Museum shows the Master's work clearly and comprehensively. It has an extensive collection of photographs, blueprints, furniture items and small copies of the buildings. There is also a shop and a cafe where you can buy Aalto’s favorite cake, whose recipe is kept in secret.
Address
Alvar Aallon katu 7, Jyväskylä 40600 Finland
Mobile
Website
http://www.alvaraalto.fi/aaltomuseum.htm
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 11:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Monday, May 13, 2024, 1:41
User Ratings
4.0 based on (160 reviews)
Reviews
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4Claudia S 5:00 PM Aug 8, 2017
Museum
The museum was ok. Half of the exhibition was only in Finnish and Swedish. Text in English in main expo written grey on a grey background in between Finnish text in white which made it annoying to read.
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4LarsSipila 5:00 PM Aug 2, 2012
A must to see
Even for non-architects, it's amasing to realise the extent and timelessness of Aalto's works. Through mostly black & white photos, and some models you can appreciate his unique style and works in various parts of the world.
