vapriikin museokeskus

448manuk

How would you like 7+ museums in the single building with single affordable ticket? Come to Tampere Vapriikki and you have it. They even throw full course food restaurant / cafeteria and museum shop to the equation. Easily spend a day inside this building. I like it, I like it a lot!

JourneyFinn

We visited Vapriikki to see the new exhibition about pilgrimages from Finland but actually found the Old Tampere exhibition more interesting. Even if we have lived in Tampere for quite a while it was interesting to see how the city looked a century ago and what has developed it into what the city currently is.

534maris

Due to variety of the exhibits, there is something for everyone. We found the Old Tampere 1918 and Innovation part very interesting and the fashion ones were good as well. Another plus side in this place is that they serve good food and you can get really good deal for lunch from their buffet.

lamacaa

This is a huge museum. Inside you have history (the local civil war museum, which is my favourite), natural sciences, museum of toys, museum of ice jockey, industry and some more things. Temporary shows are held also all the time.You can easily spend the whole day there, specially in winter, as there is a restaurant/cafe as well.A must do

anssil958

Vapriikin Museokeskus has something for everyone. There are lots of historical collections. Check also other exhibitions. You can by one ticket that includes entries to every part of this complex or you can by ticket only for certain exhibitions. For me the most interesting part of the Vapriikin museokeskus was the museum that tells industrial history of Tampere. It is vice to have minimun 2-3 hours in Vapriikki.

Jellona

This isn't a museum, but a collection of small museums of very different kind of themes (ice hockey, fashion, toys, nature etc.). Some of the exhibitions are permanent and some are changing, so if you have plenty of choices to visit the place, be sure to check the dates of exhibitions to choose the best time to visit.

pajulankustaa

If you like museums – and perhaps even if not – this is one of the places you should visit at Tampere. There are many different museums in an old industrial building (19th-20th century), so there's a plenty to choose from if you don't want to visit all of them at once. In most cases, the exhibitions are made in the modern way, so there's something to do, listen to or watch, not only reading signs.The most recent newcomer is the Finnish Postal Museum which moved from Helsinki to Tampere. I visited it in September 2014, and both the permanent exhibition and also the Sealed with a Secret – Correspondence of Tom of Finland exhibition were really nice. I would recommend this museum centre for every visitor at Tampere.

Menimem

I've been here on January with my school and this museum has been for us so interesting and amazing. There are a lot of pictures and objects from the Finnish story and from the story of Tampere and you can also use some of them (like an old bicycle). If you are in Tampere you really have to visit this museum!

SuperAllina

Fave in tampere! Some part of the museun are interactive (especially the part about hockey history of finland!) It's pretty big and takes a while to visit it all.

topik663

For me Vapriikki was place where I haven't been before. So I wanted to visit there definitely. Expositions were interesting, I enjoyed a lot. Perhaps it's more interesting for the Finns, but I recommed it to everybody.

Christophe_SB

This museum is very interesting. The place has many different sections that will fit every ages and genders. The first section is about Love during humanity : it will explain you how relationships and marriages occurred during Mesopotamia, Egypt empire, Greece empire, Roman empire, Byzantine empire. The second section will inform you about the different clothes styles in Tampere during the past century. The third section will show you a lot of inventions and innovations that has been made in the city of Tampere. The fourth part will explain you about the war that occurred in Tampere. The fifth section is about animals and vegetation you find in Finland. The last part is about hockey and you will be able to see many trophies, hockey equipment from different years. There is also a room where you can try to practice your hockey skills against the computer (shooting on a screen). Don’t worry about language there because everything is explained in Finnish and in English. If you have extra time in Tampere this is a very good place to visit.

98pamd

I have been here twice, once with my Finnish language language class and once with friends. I particularly like the nature exhibits (you can see how how large a moose is!) and the very complete exhibit of the 1918 conflict is very emotional, even if you do not speak any Finnish. The Aphrodite special exhibit was very interesting with artifacts dating over 3000 years old.

TramigoMalaysia

Easy access on foot from downtown Tampere the spacious rooms are a delight for the visitor. Everyone should find something of interest as displays are so varied from fashion to technology.

dad0four

Great museum in Tampere. The exhibits showed the local history well and was a great way to spend an afternoon.

dfalk90

This place is fantastic. It had so many things for a 12 year old to do. You can learn how to operate a log loader in an actual seat from one of the machines in a simulation. You can have a shoot out against a hockey goalie. There is a shoe museum that was amazing, a display of all the wars Finland had been through, and even a section on some most amazing advances in medicine I have ever seen. I loved this museum.