Arktikum Science Museum
Sign in to saveArktikum is a museum and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, which opened in 1992. The building is also a popular culture destination and venue for meetings and conferences and has a cafe and library to serve the customers. Two separate exhibitions operate at Arktikum: the Arctic Center, and the regional museum of Lapland, founded in 1975.
Key facts
- Museum.name
- Arktikum Science Museum
- Museum.image
- ArtikumOutside adjusted.jpg
- Museum.established
- 1992
- Museum.location
- Rovaniemi, Finland
- Museum.type
- Science museum
- Museum.website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- science center
- Country
- Finland
- Located in
- Rovaniemi
- Body of water
- Ounasjoki
- Official website
- www.arktikum.fi/en/home.html
- Image
- Rovaniemi Arktikum 1.jpg
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- postal code
- 96200
- Commons category
- Arktikum
- inception
- 1992-12-02
- native label
- Arktikum
- date of official opening
- 1919-00-00
- street address
- Arktikum, Pohjoisranta 4, 96200, Rovaniemi
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Exhibitions
- History
- Architecture
- Awards
- Gallery
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Arktikum is a museum and science centre in Rovaniemi, Finland, which opened in 1992. The building is also a popular culture destination and venue for meetings and conferences and has a cafe and library to serve the customers. Two separate exhibitions operate at Arktikum: the Arctic Center, and the regional museum of Lapland, founded in 1975.
==Exhibitions== The exhibitions at the Provincial Museum of Lapland and the Arctic Center examine culture, history, and modern life in the Arctic. Concepts such as human life in tune with nature are explored in depth. There are also temporary exhibitions in Arktikum.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Arktikum Science Museum” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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