Collections
Collections are at the heart of museum work. The Rauma City Museums preserve the cultural history and art of the region. The gems of the collections are the local plucked lace and Eino Valtonen’s collection of Golden Age art.
The Rauma Museum’s collections
The collection and information services of the Rauma Museum will be closed during the basic exhibition project until October 2026, during which time we will not be accepting new donations.
The museum’s collections consist of object, photograph and archival collections. The time span of collected material extends from prehistoric times to the present day. Geographically, the museum’s collections focus on the Rauma region, including Eurajoki, Pyhäranta and the villages in the northern part of Laitila. Currently, the museum collects material concentrated within the boundaries of the present-day city of Rauma.
The Rauma Museum’s object collection has over 37,000 objects, and the photograph collection over 80,000 images. Included in the photograph collection is an extensive collection of slides and negatives. The archive consists of various documents and museum records. More than 40,000 archival items have been catalogued in the archive.
Part of the museum’s collection are also on display at other museums. The extensive maritime collection is housed almost in its entirety at the Rauma Maritime Museum. A significnt portion of the museum’s art collection, meanwhile, is housed at the Rauma Art Museum.
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The collections of Rauma museum
The collections of the Rauma Museum can be accessed via the Finna.fi search service run by the National Library of Finland.
The Rauma Art Museum’s collections
The Rauma Art Museum is responsible for preserving and presenting the visual arts and related phenomena of Rauma and the surrounding area.
The collections of the Rauma Art Museum consist of multiple collections, largest of which are the museum’s own collection, the collection of the Rauma Art Association and the collection of the City of Rauma. The art collection comprises more than 3,500 works, some of which are on display in facilities managed by the City of Rauma and in the Heart of Pinnala -collection exhibition. In addition, the art museum has extensive arhives of newspaper clippings and photographs, most of which have been digitized.
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Collection exhibitions, on display for the time being
The Heart of Pinnala
Upstairs at the Rauma Art Museum, at the heart of Pinnala, we have compiled a selection of highlights from the museum’s art collection. The exhibition consists of about 60 works, from 60 artists.
Sights
Public Art
The Rauma Art Museum manages public art as part of the City of Rauma’s art collection. The works can be found throughout the city. They delight and inspire conversation among both residents and visitors.
