Guided tours for secondary school

Bookings

Tue–Sun 11 am–5 pm tel. +358 9 81657052. Reservations must be made at least one week in advance. Groups with reservations can come to the museum starting at 9 am. Guided tours are free of charge for day care, preschool and school groups. Tour languages: Finnish, Swedish, English. When you make a reservation, please give the group size, age of the children, name of the day care center / school and the contact information of the group leader. We are happy to accommodate special needs – please mention them when making a reservation!

Guided tours

Music and youth in Espoo, 60 min

What was it like to be young in the suburbs teeming with teenagers? What music did people listen to and what clothes did they wear when youth culture was just emerging? What was happening in Finland and Espoo 50 years ago? This interactive school tour uses games and storytelling to introduce to us what Espoo’s noisy and exciting youth culture was like in the 1970s. Recommended for ages 10 and up.

Workshops

Build a Suburb, workshop, 90 min

What makes a good place to live? In the workshop, the pupils/students familiarise themselves with city planning and create new suburbs in Espoo. While planning suburbs, they also learn about the urbanisation of Espoo, the history of modern Espoo and the social ideals of good living in different time periods. Primary school (5th–6th grade), lower secondary school (7th–9th grade), upper secondary level