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Are you planning a bachelorette party? In Luostarinmäki you can get off easy, and let us arrange some exciting and versatile activities.
During the bridal tour you will get to know the life of a 19th century bride. The craftsmanship and laundering skills of the future wife will be tested. She will also receive advice on a happy marriage.
Life in Luostarinmäki
On this basic tour of Luostarinmäki you will get to know the urban milieu from 200 years ago. During the tour you will hear many fascinating stories about the everyday life of the inhabitants of Luostarinmäki.
Journeyman tour
This tour will acquaint you with handicraft trades and the life of a craftsman during the time of guilds. What were the duties of an apprentice? How did a journeyman become a master?
In the summertime geranium and hot water plants grow on the window sills in Luostarinmäki. In the flower beds you can find traditional Finnish perennial plants such as bleeding hearts, burning loves and various lilies.
You can still see remnants of the old rural self-sufficient life style in the courtyards. There are useful plants still growing in the gardens such as potatoes, turnips, spices and herbs including horseradish and chives. You can also admire berry bushes and apple trees planted by former inhabitants on the museum grounds.
When the houses in Luostarinmäki were being furnished as workshops for the museum, many craftsmen came to help. They donated equipment and sometimes even whole workshops. The museum’s workshops are in full function today, and every summer craftsmen of different trades come to work in them.
The Guild of the Golden Apple (Kultaisen Omenan Kilta) is a crucial support system for the museum, and it was indeed founded to act as a link between the craftsmen and the museum. The Guild gets its name from the tourism award presented to the museum in 1984.
Participants are given free entry and a free guide book.