Toivolan Vanha Piha, Central Finland, Finland
4.5 (100 reviews) Friday: 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM Spent Ranking #3 in Jyvaskyla Speciality Museums • History Museums
Jyväskylä in the 1800s
From Toivola Old Courtyard you can find artisan’s boutiques and workshops, Toivola Restaurant, and craftsmen’s homes. The Coppersmith’s House and the Carpenter’s House are the oldest remaining wooden residences in Jyväskylä. They were built in the 1840s. These craftsmen's homes have functioned as interesting museums since the mid-1950s. Here you can experience what life has been 180 years ago.
Address
Cygnaeuksenkatu 2, Jyväskylä 40100 Finland
Mobile
Website
http://www.toivolanvanhapiha.fi/
Working hours
Monday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday : 12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Current local date and time now
Friday, May 10, 2024, 19:30
User Ratings
4.5 based on (100 reviews)
Reviews
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4Tuula M 5:00 PM Jun 29, 2015
If you like to time travel backwards to Jyväskylä from19th century
Old Courtyard artisan’s boutiques and workshops, Café Muisto and the Museum of Central Finland’s craftsmen’s homes are open for visitors throughout the year. It’s a nice experience to have a coffee with a good variety of pastries or a light lunch on a patio or inside the café. Those buildings and yard are an example of an artisan’s home and courtyard, from a time when the buildings of downtown Jyväskylä were predominantly made of wood. Thereare two houses which are the oldest remaining wooden residences in Jyväskylä. The Easter Market, the Summer Market, the Hansa Market, and the Christmas Market are nice and long-awaited events n Jyväskylä. There is also theatre plays during the summertime! “A must visit place” in Jyväskylä!
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4Kenneth F 5:00 PM Jul 10, 2016
God Guide=Good Experience
Small museum which is really just a particular 19th century house that has been transplanted to the site which has a couple of original publicly owned Finnish buildings attached to enterprise craft village. Open conversation with Finnish guide at house, who was well versed in the personal histories and the living conditions of the occupants which really put the the living situation, the economic environment and the social mores of the time in context. Ask about sleeping arrangement, the cobbler and his trade, cooking arrangements and movement of the families for their various tasks. Really enjoyed it because the guide was so good, no formal tour just a brief outline and available and happy to answer any questions subsequently even some not immediately connected to the house. The larger house has cafe/restaurant. Lemon/Liquorice Cheescake was a new experience. The yard has various craft workshops with goods for sale.
