Vapriikki Museum Centre
The Vapriikki Museum Centre is a cluster of museums operating in the old factory premises of Tampella, in Tampere, Finland. The name Vapriikki derives from the Swedish word fabrik, meaning factory.
Overview
The facility was first opened to the public in 1996, and the centre was completed in 2000.In 2019, the centre was visited by over 170,000 visitors.
Of the total floor area of, approximately half is available for exhibitions and other public use.
In 2017, Vapriikki Museum Centre was chosen as the "Museum of the Century" in a public vote to mark the 100th anniversary of Finnish independence.
Museums
Museums based in the centre include:- Natural History Museum of Tampere
- Rupriikki Media Museum
- Finnish Museum of Games
- Finnish Ice Hockey Museum and the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame
- Postal Museum
- Doll and Dress Museum
- Pirkanmaa Regional Museum