Museum of Wilderness and Nature Culture
The new Museum of Wilderness and Nature Culture will be the information centre for wildlife culture and national hunting history. The architecture of the proposal plan for the museum coordinates three key themes: the architecture of the new building takes into account the characteristics of the plot and its old buildings, the site opens directly to the surrounding nature, and its strong image value situates it as an attraction.
The Hunting Museum of Finland and the Finnish Fishing Museum Association, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the National Board of Antiquities, launched a project in 2020 to create a national museum covering the many recreational uses of nature. The City of Riihimäki participated in the application process with a proposal based on the utilization and expansion of the current Finnish Hunting Museum, completed in 1989 and designed by Osmo Lappo and Juhani Westerhol. The goal of the proposed design was to naturally connect the expanded hunting museum to the Finnish Glass Museum, a nationally significant building renovated in 1981 by designer and sculptor Tapio Wirkkala, forming a new museum centre.
The Hunting Museum of Finland and the Finnish Fishing Museum Association, with the support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the National Board of Antiquities, launched a project in 2020 to create a national museum covering the many recreational uses of nature. The City of Riihimäki participated in the application process with a proposal based on the utilization and expansion of the current Finnish Hunting Museum, completed in 1989 and designed by Osmo Lappo and Juhani Westerhol. The goal of the proposed design was to naturally connect the expanded hunting museum to the Finnish Glass Museum, a nationally significant building renovated in 1981 by designer and sculptor Tapio Wirkkala, forming a new museum centre.
