The Finnish Glass Museum

The Finnish Glass Museum

The Finnish Glass Museum is a specialist museum focusing on glass design and the history of glass. The museum has operated since 1981 in a renovated glassworks in Riihimäki. The renovation was designed by Tapio Wirkkala.

The Finnish Glass Museum presents the history of glass dating back over 4,000 years and the 300-year history of Finland's glass industry. The collections consist mostly of Finnish household, design and art glass from the 18th-21th centuries.

Temporary exhibitions are on show in the old glassblowing facilities.


 Markku Salo: Hallanvaara 1987.



 15.04.2011