13 syyskuuta 2021

Ett Hem Museum, Turku


The museum Ett hem (home) is the home museum of Consul Alfred Jacobsson and his wife Hélène. They donated their home to the Åbo Akademi University Foundation. The museum was opened to the public in 1932 in the family's original stone house on Hämeenkatu. After the demolition of the Hämeenkatu house, the museum was moved to a wooden empire house on Piispankatu in 1965. The museum displays collections of art, artefacts and furniture collected by the Jacobssons.

Me & hubby enjoyed the museum. The young guide was very aware of all the paintings and history of the objects. We were the only visitors and got a private guided tour through the house. If you go to Turku, I warmly recommend.


Hélène (1854–28) and Alfred (1841–31) Jacobsson were a typical bourgeois couple in Turku. Hélène had grown up in a wealthy family and had been educated and raised to be a good wife. Jacobsson's couple also co-founded the Åbo Akademi University Foundation in 1917. Alfred was a successful businessman and worked in many companies, e.g. Turku Iron Industry, Steamship Company Bore, Turku Tile Factory, Turku Osakepankki, Turku Verkatehdas and insurance company Verdandi. Hélène and Alfred were married in 1877. The couple never had children of their own, but they adopted an adopted daughter from Sweden named Kerstin.


Photo Mikkoau





On the left a portrait of the familys adoptive daughter Kerstin by Elin Danielson-Gambogi.


This stunning portrait by Elin Danielson-Gambogi is a portrait of a young girl 
related to the family. I was so glad I saw this live!


The dining room in baroque style.




The moonlight painting was stunning, by young Albert Edelfelt.


Fantastic collection of porcelaine & glassware filled one room.


One of the first self-portraits by Helene Schjerfbeck,
painted when the artist was only 15 years old.

❤︎❤︎❤︎

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#my corner of the world #tuesdays treasures #t in die neue woche #wednesday around the world

14 kommenttia:

  1. I wonder what they would think of our world today.

    VastaaPoista
  2. a beautiful building - wonder why they tore down the original home?

    VastaaPoista
    Vastaukset
    1. Perhaps some city devolepment or the restauration of the old house would be too expensive ?

      Poista
  3. On vuosia siitä, kun kävin tuolla viimeksi. Ihanaa, että saitte privaattiopastuksen! Elinin taulu on kyllä upea!

    VastaaPoista
  4. Thanks for sharing this interesting museum.
    Happy new week, Riitta!

    VastaaPoista
  5. Oh my! What a gorgeous series of photos!
    Thanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/09/the-sistine-chapel-exhibit.html

    VastaaPoista
  6. Da wäre ich auch gerne gewesen. Das Haus sieht sehr beeindruckend aus.
    LG
    Magdalena

    VastaaPoista
  7. People certainly liked fancy things back then. I know my great-grandmother collected rooms full of stuff.

    VastaaPoista
  8. El museo me parece muy bonito. Besos.

    VastaaPoista

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