The museums of the city of Kuopio have a diverse exhibition offer. Visitors to the museums can experience fine art, get acquainted with the history of the province or get to know the nature of Eastern Finland in a total of four different museum sites. Several changing exhibitions on current themes are opened each year. The selection of museums in the city of Kuopio includes a wide range of different topics and exhibitions that offer the opportunity to learn something new and gain experience. The museums host various guided tours, workshops, lectures and other public events. You can find more information conveniently on the website: Kuopio Museums. Kuopio MuseumThe Kuopio Museum is a unique combination of cultural history and natural sciences, international exhibitions and locality - not forgetting current themes. Learn something new, wonder and be inspired. The new modern exhibition spaces offer visitors an experiential experience using the latest technology. The main exhibitions of cultural history and natural sciences will open in the spring of 2022 in the more than 100-year-old Art Nouveau castle. In Kantti, which connects the Main Library and the Kuopio Museum, we create experiences with information and stories. In Kantti, you can challenge the boundaries of your world. Kantti is an open meeting place for information, stories and people. One door, many worlds. Kuopio Art MuseumThe Kuopio Art Museum is the pulsating heart of art in the city center, a stone's throw from Kuopio Market Square. Step inside the art museum and give yourself a moment with the art. Art can offer you something you may not be able to anticipate. It can be a solution to a problem that weighs on your mind, a new inspiring idea, or a quiet moment in the middle of everyday life. The exhibitions, which are spread over two floors of the Kuopio Art Museum, offer something to see and experience for lovers of old art as well as for those interested in contemporary art. Kuopio Block MuseumKuopio Quarter Museum - a piece of history in the middle of a modern city. In the block formed by eleven wooden houses, you can feel the atmosphere of the past world. In museum homes, you get to delve into what everyday life looked like from the 19th century to the 1930s. The gems of the museum include Minna Canth's salon and pharmacy building. The changing exhibitions offer more interesting treats for museum visitors. J.V. Snellman Home MuseumThe philosopher and statesman Johan Vilhelm Snellman (1806–1881) served as the principal of the upper elementary school in Kuopio from 1843 to 1849. During his Kuopio years, J. V. Snellman met Johanna Lovisa Wennberg, the daughter of a local pharmacist. The couple were married in 1845. At the Snellman Homeland Museum, you can explore the couple’s first shared home. The Home Museum is only open annually on Snellman's Day on May 12th and for groups by appointment - reservations from the Kuopio Quarter Museum.
