Aika mennä museoon!

During the last two weeks I have seen and learned a lot more about Jyväskylä. As a part of my Each One Teach One-program have we been at different museums and locations.

It is a lot of things to see and do around here, and I am a bit mad at myself for not realised it before now. It looks like it is not all about sport? How can that be ;) ?

Anyway fist museum I went to was keskus-sumi museum (central-Finland). This was a really nice experience. First, the museum itself was very well done. We walked through periods of time and saw how Jyväskylä grow up from nothing till what it is now. Second, I learned a lot of local history and realised that time is so fast changing! Final, the museum had free entrance! Never experienced that in Norway!

The second museum I visited was the Alvar Aalto museum. Also this museum had free entrance! Love it! Alvar Aalto was a great architect and designer who were born here in Jyväskylä. The museum quite small but it was still very much to see. How he lived and died and of course pictures, sketches and models of his work. Besides his work it was also other architects mentioned. That had basically the same style. A museum worth seeing if you are around!

My third exhibition was the Panda factory! Not much to say, mainly because it was not as I hoped. Looked forward to see some factory history and walking around in the factory. But I understand now that that was too much to ask.  So what I got was a factory-shop. Not complaining, but since I do not eat candy anymore it was not that a big deal.

My final museum was the nature museum here in Jyväskylä. If I was a child I would have loooooooved to be there! It was sounds, stars, animals and everything you can dream about! I have to admit that I loved it even I’m not that a small child anymore!!! Again I learned a lot about Finland and the region around here. The museum also knew how to make people smile by placing totally random things around. Take a look at the butterfly picture and see if you find something funny there!