Best Museums in Turku

I visited 9 museums in Turku, Finland in 2024 — every one is rated below, best first, on my 0–3 scale (how I rate). One earned my top “don't miss” rating — start with Forum Marinum Maritime Centre. 1 of them is free.

1.3
Forum Marinum Maritime Centre
Don't miss · ~€14 ($15.40) · Visited 2024 · I’d revisit
“By far the best maritime museum I've been to”
Historic tall ships & Finnish naval vessels on display in maritime & naval museums in a shipyard.
2.2
Aboa Vetus
Worth a stop · ~€8 ($8.80) · Visited 2024
Underground archaeological museum exposing the medieval stone foundations of Turku's earliest streets and houses.
3.2
Turku Art Museum
Worth a stop · ~€13 ($14.30) · Visited 2024
Imposing, 20th-century museum housing notable Nordic, surrealist & pop art collections.
4.1
Ars Nova
Interesting · ~€8 ($8.80) · Visited 2024
“Featuring local contemporary artists”
Contemporary art museum on Turku's riverbank, sharing a building with Aboa Vetus, with rotating Finnish and international shows.
5.1
The Sibelius Museum
Interesting · ~€7 ($7.70) · Visited 2024
Museum with a collection of instruments, sheet music & recordings, plus a seasonal concert series.
6.1
Turku Castle
Interesting · ~€14 ($15.40) · Visited 2024
13th-century castle housing museum tracing its history from medieval fort to renaissance palace.
7.1
Turku Cathedral Museum
Interesting · ~€2 ($2.20) · Visited 2024
Museum inside Turku Cathedral on its medieval history, treasures, and reliquaries.
8.0
Brinkkala
Skip · Free · Visited 2024
Historic Turku house on the Old Great Square, where Christmas Peace is annually declared from the balcony.
9.0
Pharmacy Museum and The Qwensel House
Skip · ~€7 ($7.70) · Visited 2024
1700s wooden house with displays about the pharmacy that operated here in the 1800s.

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