NĂ€silinna
NĂ€silinna (Finnish: [ËnĂŠsiËlinËÉ]; lit. "NĂ€si Castle") is a neo-baroque palace on NĂ€sikallio in Tampere, Finland. It was built by Peter von Nottbeck, son of Wilhelm von Nottbeck, a St. Petersburg-based industrial manager of Finlayson. The original name of the palace, completed in 1898, was Milavida.[1] The building was designed by architect Karl August Wrede.[2] The true meaning and history of the name Milavida is unknown.[3]
History
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The original Milavida, where von Nottbeck's family lived, was a wooden villa built in 1860 next to NĂ€sikallio. However, the whole family did not have time to live in the new Milavida;[2] only the children lived there for a couple of years with the servants.[3] Peter's wife Olga von Nottbeck died while giving birth to twins in Baden-Baden in October 1898, and six months later Peter himself died after caecal surgery at a Parisian hospital. Edvard von Nottbeck,[4] appointed guardian of the children, sold the palace to the city of Tampere in 1905.[2]
The city changed the name of the palace to NĂ€silinna, and the HĂ€me Museum was opened in 1908, with Gabriel Engberg as the first museum manager. Engberg also lived in NĂ€silinna.[5] During the Civil War in 1918, the Red Cross Hospital and the Red Guards base operated in NĂ€silinna,[6] and the building suffered severe damage during the war.[2] During the battle of Tampere, NĂ€silinna changed on April 3â4 owner three times.[7] About 4,000 rounds of ammunition hit the building. During the Second World War, the building was inhabited by anti-aircraft forces and the bridge guards of the Pori railway.[8]
The palace served as the HĂ€me Museum from 1908 to 1997. Since 1998, the building, closed for 17 years, has been awaiting renovation.[8][3] NĂ€silinna was renovated in 2013â2015. The total cost of the project was âŹ5 million.[9] The halls on the first floor were restored to the spirit of the original von Nottbeck and included a restaurant with halls, a lobby cafĂ© and a reception area for the museum. On the second floor, the room division from the 1950s was preserved. This floor was used by the Milavida Museum Exhibition Facilities.[10]
Milavida Museum
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The Milavida Museum is a cultural history museum opened in 2015, which operates in NĂ€silinna. The museum's main exhibition tells the story of von Nottbeck's factory family, which owned Finlayson's cotton mill.[11][12][13]
In addition to the main exhibition, Milavida has changing exhibitions, especially on the themes of fashion and design.[12][14] The museum has seen Salvatore Ferragamo's shoes, Valentino's evening dresses and Timo Sarpaneva's printed fabrics, among others.[15][16][17] In 2018, a crown designed for the King of Finland was on display.[18]
The exhibition spaces are located on the second floor of NĂ€silinna. The Milavida Museum is smaller than the previous HĂ€me Museum, which was located in the building from 1908 to 1998. Milavida also has its own show profile; it is not a general museum like the HĂ€me Museum.[1][19]
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Kyllikki Helenius (2012). Milavida ja Neitsytniemi (in Finnish). Omakustanne.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Lind, Mari: NĂ€silinnasta Milavidaksi. â Ritva Palo-oja: HĂ€meen museon historia, p. 171â172. Tampere: Tampereen museot, 2016. ISBN 978-951-609-796-4. (in Finnish)
- 1 2 3 4 Sainio, Sari (June 24, 2011). "Onnettomien tarinoiden palatsi". Aamulehti (in Finnish). p. A13.
- 1 2 3 Leinonen, Liisa (January 15, 2015). "NĂ€silinnasta kuoriutuu pressujen alta Museo Milavida". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Edvard von Nottbeckin passi - AKSELI Tampere (in Finnish)
- â Gabriel Engberg â NĂ€köala vuorelta. Niinivaara Seppo, Tampereen taideyhdistys 1988
- â "Milavida". Museum Milavida (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Sami Suodenjoki: Valkoinen valta Tampereelle - Koskesta voimaa (in Finnish)
- 1 2 HeinÀnen, Liisa (March 1, 2013). "NÀsilinnaan palaa Tampereen ylÀluokan ylellinen ympÀristö". Aamulehti (in Finnish). p. A05.
- â Matson-MĂ€kelĂ€, Kirsi; Vesanummi, Mari (March 2, 2014). "Vanhan arvotalon remontissa historia löytyy seinistĂ€ ja lattioista". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Airo, Tatu (November 13, 2013). "TĂ€llainen Tampereen NĂ€silinnasta tulee". Aamulehti (in Finnish). p. A08.
- â Tampereen kaupunki (in Finnish)
- 1 2 Matson-MÀkelÀ, Kirsi (September 13, 2019). "Museo Milavida uudistaa merkittÀvÀstÀ tehtailijasuvusta kertovaa nÀyttelyÀÀn". YLE (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â LĂ€msĂ€, Kaisu (January 31, 2019). "Pirkanmaalaisissa museoissa vierailtiin yli 938 000 kertaa". Radio SUN (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â PoikajĂ€rvi, TĂ€htitalvikki (January 14, 2015). "Museo Milavida avautuu kesĂ€kuussa 2015" (in Finnish). Tampere: City of Tampere. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Heikkonen, Aino (September 13, 2015). "KenkĂ€friikeille sopiva nĂ€yttely avautui Museo Milavidassa". Aviisi (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Ala-Korpela, Anu (September 4, 2017). "Valentinon punaista sen olla pitÀÀ â ellei ole varaa, aina voi haaveilla". Aamulehti (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â RĂ€mö, Marjo (April 2, 2019). "Museo Milavida pistÀÀ Timo Sarpanevan Ambiente-kankaat esille â Tampereella valmistetut kankaat tekivĂ€t vaikutuksen jopa Andy Warholiin". Tamperelainen (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Ylitalo, Marko (June 25, 2018). "Suomen kuningashanke meni 1918 aina vain hullummaksi: lopulta monarkiksi kutsuttiin vammautunut saksalaisprinssi VĂ€inö I, joka ei edes halunnut tehtĂ€vÀÀnsĂ€ ja jonka ulkonĂ€köÀ suomalaiset kritisoivat". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved June 14, 2021.
- â Finlaysonin alue (in Finnish). Tampere: TyövĂ€enmuseo Werstas. 2019. p. 226. ISBN 978-952-68778-5-3.
External links
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- NĂ€silinna - Official Site (in Finnish)
- Official Site of the Museum Milavida
- NĂ€silinnasta â VirtualTampere.com (in Finnish)
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