Hotel and Restaurant Museum
| The Hotel and Restaurant Museum | |
|---|---|
| Hotelli- ja ravintolamuseo | |
| Location | Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland |
| Director | Anu Kehusmaa |
| Owner | Hotel and Restaurant Museum Foundation |
| Public transit access | Local and regional bus routes, Subway |
| Website | |
The Hotel and Restaurant Museum (Finnish: Hotelli- ja ravintolamuseo) is specialising in history of hotels, restaurants, cafés, tourism and Finnish culinary culture. Museum is located in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. The museum was first opened in 1971 but has operated in its present premises since 1993. The museum collections include about 20,000 artifacts and other objects from restaurants, bars, diners, spas and hotels. Museum's archives include about 38,000 photographs, menus and other documents. Museum also takes care of the Alko store museum's collection.
Exhibition
The permanent exhibition presents Finnish food and drink culture, it makes a trip to the history of traveling in Finland and enters the world of restaurant and hotel staff. The exhibition has interiors from 1950's hotel room and kitchen, 1970's bar to 1930's Alko store.
See also
References
- Ethnologia Europaea. O. Schwartz. 1981. p. 230.
External links
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