Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova

Aboa Vetus and Ars Nova are a pair of museums in central Turku, Finland. They are housed in a common building and belong to the same administrative organisation, but have different fields. Aboa Vetus displays portions of the city dating back to medieval times, while Ars Nova is a museum of modern art.

The museums were first opened in 1995. Originally, plans were for only Ars Nova, the modern art museum, but during its construction a number of artifacts dating back to the Middle Ages were discovered, and the archaeological excavation that was commissioned eventually transformed into Aboa Vetus. The two museums are now the most popular single tourist venue in the entire region of Finland Proper.

External links

* [http://www.aboavetusarsnova.fi/site/index.php/en Official site (English version)]