Hotel and Restaurant Museum

Museum in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland

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The Hotel and Restaurant Museum
Hotelli- ja ravintolamuseo


Location	Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland
Director	Anni Pelkonen
Owner	Hotel and Restaurant Museum Foundation
Public transit access	Local and regional bus routes, Subway
Website	www.hotellijaravintolamuseo.fi

The Hotel and Restaurant Museum (Finnish: Hotelli- ja ravintolamuseo) specializes in the history of Finnish hotels, restaurants, cafés, tourism and culinary culture. The museum is located in Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, Finland. The museum was first opened in 1971 but has operated in its present premises since 1993. The museums collection includes 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 takes a trip through the history of tourism in Finland and explores 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. There is also alternating exhibition with different topics.

References

Ethnologia Europaea. O. Schwartz. 1981. p. 230.

External links

Official website

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