Educational Tours at Gustaf | Serlachius Museums

Paper Devil

The permanent exhibition at Gustaf portrays the whirling life of the mill owner Gustaf Adolf Serlachius and his hazardous business affairs. A completely different experience of museum is at store: storytelling in a form of theatrical show. The life’s phases of the paper devil and those of his nearest and dearest open up through intensely dramatised monologues and dialogues. You can enter into G. A. Serlachius’s life by walking through the exhibition route of eight scenes accompanied by audible stories.

Duration: 40 minutes
Languages: English, Finnish
Age requirement: suited for children over 10 years old
Finnish curriculum: L1, L2, L4, L6, L7

On a guided tour to Museum Gustaf we take a peak into the intensely dramatised main exhibition, do some activating exercises and view artworks.

Guided tour at Gustaf for Pupils

During the tour we dive into the versatile exhibitions of the museum and learn about the life of the old times. Our program for pupils at Gustaf addresses to the facts of history in a pleasant way, at the same time offering possibilities for learning. The guide leads the group in the museum and tells stories about history. During the round we take a peak into the intensely dramatized main exhibition, do some activating exercises and view artworks. Customized according to the age of the children in the group.

Duration: 1 hour
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish
Age requirement: customized according to the age of the group
Finnish curriculum: L2, L4, L6, L7

A girl at Museum Gustaf playing in the exhibition Apotheckary's Trade House.

Apothecary’s Trade House

Did you know that the pioneer of Finnish paper industry, G. A. Serlachius originally was a pharmacist by profession? Alongside medicine he sold all kinds of things from chicks to mushrooms in his pharmacy. At his idyllic trade house you may experiment professions of old times. Would you like to be a shop assistant, photographer or a herb master? We learn the business world and working methods of the old times. We may resort to modern medias, however, in answering a few questions.

Duration: 1 hour
Languages: English, Swedish, Finnish
Age requirement: customized according to the age of the group
Finnish curriculum: L4, L6, L7

Guided drama tour at Serlachius Museum Gustaf offers humour and stories related to the office of a paper mill in the 1950s.

Working for the Company

A drama tour producing vivid experiences depicts the job application process and daily life of working in the 1950’s Finnish paper industry. It is the year 1951. You are a member of a group of hopeful potential workers applying for a job at the paper mill. The job descriptions of old professions and original interiors enliven the recent industrial past. The first person you meet is a secretary working at the head office, the ‘ever-so-slightly´self-important person, who will have you know the house manners, including the dress code and etiquette.

Duration: 1 hour
Languages: English, German, Swedish, Finnish
Age requirement: suited for pupils over 10 years old
Finnish curriculum: L2, L4, L6, L7

Paper Workshop

At Gustaf´s paper workshop you can try your hand at making your very own paper: personally decorated sheets, or some other item created with your own hands to take back home. This way you can learn hands-on during our program for pupils at Gustaf. We may agree in advance what the group would like to make from the paper.

Duration: 45 min–1 hour
Languages: Finnish, Swedish and English
Age requirement: customized according to the age of the group
Group size: max. 30 persons
Finnish curriculum: L1, L2, L3, L6, L7