Sibelius Hall
Concert and congress centre Sibelius Hall in Lahti
The Lahti Art Museum and The Poster Museum
The Lahti Art Museum was established in 1950 and, since then, it has been situated at Vesijärvenkatu 11, in connection with the City Technical Office.
In the exhibition department at street level there are constantly changing exhibitions showing old and modern art and graphic design both from Finland and from abroad. There is no permanent exhibition at all, but works from the museums's are being shown mainly at different theme exhibitions.
The Poster Museum was established in connection with The Lahti Art Museum in Autumn 1975. Its aim is to collect, deposit and study Finnish and foreign graphic design. The collections are augmented mainly through donations but also through purchases and deposits. The collections contain approximately 60 000 prints, most of which are posters.
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 10.00 - 17.00, Sat-Sun 11.00 - 17.00
Admission Fees: adults 5 €, children (age 7-17) 2 €, groups 3 € per person (minimum 10 persons).
Vesijärvenkatu 11
15110 Lahti
Phone:
+358 (03) 814 4547
Fax:
+358 3 814 4545
Www-address:
www.lahdenmuseot.fi
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Hollola chruch
The special features of the church include two aisles, star vaults with embossed ring ornaments and wooden carvings of historical importance. Entry to the church is through an Empire-style bell tower designed by C.L. Engel. The decoration of the west gable is among the most beautiful in Finland.
Orimattila Art Museum
Finnish painting from 19th and 20th century. Collection includes paintings from: Marcus Collin, Albert Edelfelt, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Pekka Halonen, Eero Järnefelt, Unto Koistinen, Aleksander Lauréus, Berndt Lindholm, Helene Schjerfbeck, Maria Wiik, Ferdinand von Wright, Magnus von Wright, Väinö Aaltonen, Walter Runeberg, Ville Vallgren.
