Visavuori, Pirkanmaa, Finland
5.0 (32 reviews) Spent 2-3 hours Ranking #1 in Valkeakoski History Museums
Coffee and atmospheric enjoying
VISAVUORI is the museum of the life and works of sculptor Emil Wikstrom (1864-1942)
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Visavuorentie 80, Valkeakoski, Finland.
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https://www.visavuori.com/en/welcome-to-visavuori/
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5piriot 5:00 PM Jul 11, 2020
An interesting home and studio of an artist from the late 1800’s onwards
Visavuori is a few kilometres off from the main road Tampere-Helsinki. Worth the break. The old buildings tell us about the work of one of the most famous Finnish the sculptors from the time when the nationalism broke out in Finland. The new building from the 1970’s show us the works of the most famous Finnish cartoonist.
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5etl2010 5:00 PM Jun 19, 2017
Fascinating museum and great café
Visavuori is a museum, a former atelier of famous sculptor Emil Wikström in a scenic place on a rock near lake Vanaja in Tarttila, Valkeakoski. You can visit the atelier and summer house of the family, feel the art noveau and carelianism-filled athmosphere and enjoy the beautiful garden and beautiful Finnish nature, waves singing, breeze caressing your skin on a beautiful summer day and let your eyes rest on an open water route passing the peninsula. There is also a pavilion filled with his grandson´s political cartoons, Kari Suomalainen draw poignant comments on Helsingin Sanomat, biggest paper in Finland. More information on Visavuori´s own web page: visavuori.com, also in English. Don´t forget to make your visit memorable for your taste buds, too: enjoy a good cup of coffee or quality tea with a fresh, more or less traditional sweet or savory pastry at the café Vaniljahelmi at the old studio building. Ambitious young cafekeeper who bakes most of pastries herself and only takes such things to the selection she likes after tasting them herself from producers who share her values. What a dedication in a world filled with cheap disposable ideas! Also a vast selection of dietary goods, gluten free chocolate cake with fruit sorbet was something to make visitor happy long afterwards! Allergy information given when asked for, also a changing selection on dietary menu. Warm and friendly service, also live music concerts, thanks to the great acoustics of the old vault. A visit you´ll savour long after for all your senses!
