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The Finnish museums

keskiviikko 8. syyskuu 2021, 20.44
kirjoittanut Daniela Silva Toda
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Muokannut Daniela Silva Toda, keskiviikko 8. syyskuu 2021, 20.47

Hi, guys!

I'm back to talk about the relation among Finns and museums! I've been here for over a month by now and I have already visited 5 museums (in average, one per week). One of them was during a class, as I already told in a post.

So, why am I talking about it again? Well, last weekend I went to Helsinki and was really impressed by the amount of museums. There were some in the Suonmelina Island, and lots of them in the city. But it's not just it! I went to Helsinki City Museum and the entry there  is always free 😄

I had a delightful tour throught the time machine section, the sauna exhibition, the city history floor, the interactive pieces and panels... After that, decided to see the Children's Town that is inside the museum and I was fascinated! This is a part of the museum for the kids where they can interact with the pieces, play, take pictures on the panels and learn about the history! It's a museum for kids! Then I occurred me that as it happens with the libraries the museums are introduced in the kids' lives at a very young age, and, yes, there were lots of families with young kids there!

Here are some of the pictures I took there.


Children's Town - personal archive

A school from 1930s 
Children's Town - personal archive

We have a lot to learn here!

(Texto em português logo abaixo)

Oi, pessoal!

Estou de volta para falar da relação entre finlandeses e museus! Já estou aqui há mais de um mês e já visitei 5 museus (em média, um por semana). Um deles foi durante uma aula, como já contei em um post.

Então, por que estou falando sobre isso de novo? Bem, no fim de semana passado fui a Helsinque e fiquei realmente impressionado com a quantidade de museus. Havia alguns na Ilha Suonmelina, muitos na cidade. Mas não é só isso! Fui ao Museu da Cidade de Helsinque e a entrada lá é sempre gratuita 😄

Fiz um passeio delicioso pela seção da máquina do tempo, a exposição da sauna, o andar de história da cidade, as peças e painéis interativos ... Depois disso, decidimos ver a Cidade das Crianças que fica dentro do museu e fiquei fascinado! É uma parte do museu para as crianças onde podem interagir com as peças, brincar, tirar fotos nos painéis e aprender sobre a história! É um museu para crianças! Então, me ocorreu que da mesma forma que acontece com as bibliotecas, os museus são introduzidos na vida das crianças desde muito cedo e, sim, havia muitas famílias com crianças pequenas lá!

Nós temos muito o que aprender aqui!

(as fotos no texto em inglês são do Children's Town).

Tagit: education, daniela, week35, helsinki, exhibition, art education, museum
Ikilinkki 1 comment (viimeksi kommentoinut Maria Helena Ferrari, maanantai 13. syyskuu 2021, 15.02)
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The Finnish public libraries

maanantai 6. syyskuu 2021, 20.38
kirjoittanut Daniela Silva Toda
Blogikirjoitukset näkyvät koko maailmalle (internetille)
Muokannut Daniela Silva Toda, maanantai 6. syyskuu 2021, 20.39

Hi, guys!

Last Friday we had class in the Metso Library, one of the fourteen public libraries in Tampere (there are 2 more that are bus libraries).

Well, I had been there before in a company of some friends and one of them is a Brazilian librarian. I was very impressed by the building architecture, the reading areas, the collection, including board games and movies, the kids area, the music section... and, the most impressive thing was the amount of people - kids and adults - who were there. I wasn't alone in this feeling, my librarian friend was very amazed too.


Metso Library

During the class, however, I was surprised again! The Metso librarians who received us with coffee and pulla, explained how the Finnish libraries are thought as a place of knowledge for everyone and maintained with public money (in avarage 60 euros from each citizen taxes go to the libraries).

The libraries are the place where Finns usually go to spend time. For example, Dany told us on her post that lots of kids were at Metso on a Saturday! 😀 Another one, is that we came earlier our class in Metso and could see a line forming in the front door waiting for the opening. The libraries are so comfortable and cozy that seems they are always crowded. 

The Metso's librarians showed us some of the activies that they do there, like: book talk, interviews, concerts, dog reading (kids can read books for dogs 😍), and the most interesting to me: teddy bear night! In this one, the kids let their teddy bears in the evening and come back the next morning to listen to the adventures their furry friends went and see the photos! 😉


Metso Library

The library users can also book the music cabins to record music or podcast (there are instruments and computer in the cabins), use the regulars ou 3D printers, and sew in the sewing machines. These things are free and there are tutors to help you with the machines (in case of the sewing machine and 3D printer you have to pay for the inputs). Very nice, isn't it?


Oodi Library building (personal photo).

After the class I went to Helsinki and visited the Oodi Library on Saturday. I had the same feeling: gourgeous building architecture, comfortable spaces, lots of people there, lab maker... and there was an exhibition of the Solar System in VR called Space Walk (made by Aalto University researchers)!


Oodi Library - top floor (personal photo).

Acordding to the site finland.fi  40% of the population is assiduos library user! Maybe the public libraries have something to do with it!

Tagit: daniela, space walk, exhibition, tampere, helsinki, oodi library, metso library, library, libraries, week35
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