Description of the attraction
The Lenin Museum was opened on January 20, 1946, on the anniversary of Lenin's death. It is located in the building of the House of Workers, in the same zone where in 1905. Lenin and Stalin held a secret meeting for the first time, at which Lenin promised to speak for the independence of Finland.
In the 1920s, it housed a workers' school, whose students even then proposed to create a museum here. At present, the Lenin Museum is the property of the Finland-Russia Society. In addition, the city and the Finnish Ministry of Education provide him with financial assistance.
The significance of the Lenin Museum as an encyclopedia of an entire historical era is constantly growing, while in the 90s of the last century many similar museums operating around the world were closed, and unique things were irrevocably destroyed.
The main purpose of the museum is to organize exhibitions dedicated to the life and work of Lenin, to collect materials on the history of the USSR, which are related to the history of Finland and its population.
The collection is constantly growing thanks to gifts and various purchased items from the art world, as well as documents.
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Elena Kirilovskaya 2016-19-04
Renovated Lenin Museum to open in Finland this summer
The completely renovated Museum of the Father of the Revolution in Tampere will open to visitors this summer. The doors of the museum will open on June 17, 2016, 25 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This year, the museum, founded in
Show all text Renewed Lenin Museum to open in Finland this summer
The completely renovated Museum of the Father of the Revolution in Tampere will open to visitors this summer. The doors of the museum will open on June 17, 2016, 25 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
This year the museum, founded in the House of Workers of Tampere in 1946 as a symbol of good-neighborly relations between the Soviet Union and Finland, turns 70 years old. All these years the museum was located in the same place. What's so special about him?
The walls of this building from the beginning of the last century witnessed significant historical events. To some extent, it can be called the birthplace of the Soviet Union. The Lenin Museum was founded by the society of friendship between Finland and the USSR at the place where V. I. Lenin and the Georgian revolutionary Joseph Dzhugashvili, later known as Joseph Stalin.
These rooms are of historical importance not only for Russia, but are of particular importance for the Finnish people. It was here that V. I. Lenin made a promise to grant Finland independence.
The last time the exposition of the museum was updated in the mid-80s. It was designed by the Moscow Lenin Museum and presented an idealized view of Lenin's personality and history.
In 2014, the Lenin Museum was taken over by the Werstas workers' movement museum. The complete renovation of the museum began in September 2015 and was funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Museum Office. The transformation cost no less than 1.3 million euros. New exhibits and photographic material come to life before the eyes of visitors thanks to modern exhibition technologies.
The extraordinary exposition takes the guests of the museum back to the origins of the Soviet Union. From the meeting of the father of the revolution with the leader of the peoples to the Great Russian Revolution. Through the Gulags and World War II to the collapse of a great power. In the new museum, you can even look into the present day and trace the common history of Finland and Russia, running like a red thread through time.
Working hours:
• From 17.6.2016 every day from 11 to 18 hours
• From 1.9.2016 the museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 to 17 hours (Monday is a day off)
Tickets:
Adults € 8
Students 6 euros
Pensioners 6 euros
Groups of more than 10 people 6 euros
Free admission Minors, upon presentation of a press pass, ICOM International Council of Museums, School Groups, Museokortti
The museum has a souvenir shop.
More information on our website www.lenin.fi
Museum address: Hämeenpuisto 28, Tampere. Tel. +358 10 420 9222
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