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The museum Ett Hem is a charming bourgeois home from the turn of the 20th century, located in the historic surroundings of Turku. This home museum, once the residence of Consul Alfred Jacobsson and his wife Hélène, is housed in a beautifully preserved building on Piispankatu, next to Turku Cathedral. The museum is furnished in the style of its era, featuring furniture, art, and textiles collected by the Jacobsson couple. The interior of the museum offers a unique glimpse into a bygone world, where visitors can peacefully admire paintings from the Golden Age of Finnish art.
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Current articles | 10.02.2026
Personae – Pictures of Personalities
Four paintings from the museum Ett Hem are exhibited at the Sibelius Museum 11.2.2026–31.5.2026 Personae presents portraits from Åbo Akademi...
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The Silk Splendour of a Golden Wedding Anniversary – Hélène Jacobsson’s Dress from 1927
Alfred and Hélène Jacobsson celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on 18 January 1927. The festivities were held in the couple’s...
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The museum’s menu collection published in Finna
The museum Ett Hem’s collection of menus is now available in the Finna search service. The collection contains menus dated...
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History of the museum
Behind Turku Cathedral, on Piispankatu in an atmospheric yellow wooden house, time has come to a halt at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries. The Ett Hem Museum is the home museum of Consul Alfred and Mrs. Hélène Jacobsson. The museum was opened in 1932 in their home in Turku, at Hämeenkatu 30. The Jacobsson couple donated their home to the Åbo Akademi University Foundation in 1925. Since 1965, the museum has operated in the current building on Piispankatu.
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The museum has collections of art and artefacts as well as antiques inherited and purchased by Jacobsson couple. The museum also features early 20th-century electric lamps, sofas and various utensils, which are part of the museum’s current interior.
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The museum’s art collection includes oil paintings, graphics, watercolours, pastels and sculptures.
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The address of the museum is Piispankatu 14, 20500 Turku. The museum is located near the Cathedral, in a yellow wooden house, opposite the Grädda restaurant.