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Pariskunta tutustuu Kokkolan historiaan

Learn and experience

Museum education offers experiences, surprises, insights and activities! You can participate with your group in a workshop, guided tour or visit an exhibition while using our activity resources. Find out more about what we offer and book a visit for your group with our booking form. The museum education contents are free of charge for all day care, school and educational establishment groups located in Kokkola.

You can also explore out exhibitions without a guide. We aim to provide school groups access to our museum destinations and exhibitions also outside the museum’s opening hours. Take advantage of our resources during your visit. Welcome to the Museum!

Estates in Finland, walking tour

Learn about the Estates in Kokkola in the 19th century with the help of historical characters. The tour starts at the English boathouse (Englanninpuisto, Isokatu 50), and takes you to different destinations in the old parts of the city center in Kokkola. You will learn about e.g. the seal hunter Mats Kankkonen, school master Henrik Wahlstein, seafarer’s widower Elsa Asp and the wealthy Maria Sophia Roos. The tour suited for pupils in lower secondary school and general upper secondary school.

Duration: 1–1,5 h

Availability: during the school year, in general on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 am to 11 am

Additional information: curator of audience engagement Sari Pasanen (sari.pasanen@kokkola.fi)

Photo: Petri Aspvik

VTS tour

The Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) method is a simple method for increasing group engagement and facilitating discussions of visual art. The method uses art and pictures as a pedagogical tool for developing critical thinking skills, communication skills, language skills, cultural competence and visual literacy. The method relies on individual perception, collective perception and collective learning and doesn’t require prior knowledge. The VTS tour can be organized in connection with any art exhibition on display at the Museum. The tour is suitable for all ages.

Duration: 1–1,5 h

Availability: during the school year, in general on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 8 am to 11 am

Additional information: curator of audience engagement Sari Pasanen (sari.pasanen@kokkola.fi)

Self-study materials

Here you will find suggestions on how to learn about the history of Kokkola. The material can be used freely e.g. for educational purposes or during leisure time. Some of the materials are only available in Finnish and Swedish.