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RIISA – Orthodox Church Museum of Finland ( fi, Riisa – Suomen ortodoksinen kirkkomuseo) is a museum located in the city of
The evacuated artifacts form one of the most significant collections of Orthodox icons, ecclesiastical items and liturgical textiles in the Western world. Most of the artifacts date from the 18th and 19th centuries, with the oldest pieces dated to the 12th century. Some of the highlights from the collection include gifts from the Russian imperial family, a wooden ladle and pectoral cross that belonged to Saint Arseny of Konevsky and a pair of Georgian-Byzantine gilded enamel miniatures from the 12th century. Another notable part of the museum's collection is made up of printed and handwritten rare books. The museum also manages a large collection of photographs, blueprints and maps.
RIIISA is located in a building designed by architect Dag Englund which was constructed in 1969. Before its current location, parts of the collection were exhibited in the cellar of a clergy house in Kuopio.From Chaos to a Collection
The first layout of the museum in 1969 was underlining the survival after Second world war and the parishes of the areas annexed to Soviet Union. In 2015, the space was opened refurbished with new basic exhibition, covering the entire arch from Byzantium to modern-day orthodoxes in Finland.
Themes of the new displays include a chapel in Karelia, tradition of icon painting, Collection of Ancient Objects from Valamo, orthodox sacraments, calendar year of the church and resurrection.
The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
Kuopio
Kuopio (, ) is a Finnish city and municipality located in the region of Northern Savonia. It has a population of , which makes it the most populous municipality in Finland. Along with Joensuu, Kuopio is one of the major urban, economic, and cult ...
, which specializes in the research, preservation and archiving of the visual and tangible cultural heritage of the Finnish Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church of Finland ( fi, Suomen ortodoksinen kirkko, lit=Finnish Orthodox Church; sv, Ortodoxa kyrkan i Finland, lit=Orthodox Church in Finland; ) is an autonomous Eastern Orthodox archdiocese of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Consta ...
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History
The museum was founded in 1957 though its origins can be dated to the Collection of Ancient Objects founded in 1911 which was located in theValamo Monastery
The Valaam Monastery (russian: Валаамский монастырь; Finnish version: ''Valamo Monastery'') is a stauropegic Orthodox monastery in Russian Karelia, located on Valaam, the largest island in Lake Ladoga, the largest lake in Eu ...
. The current museum was founded following the evacuation of Karelian Orthodox parishes and the monasteries of Valamo, Konevsky and Pechenga during the Second World War, after which these regions were annexed by the Soviet Union. The majority of the museum's collections are made up of artifacts that were evacuated during this period.
The evacuated artifacts form one of the most significant collections of Orthodox icons, ecclesiastical items and liturgical textiles in the Western world. Most of the artifacts date from the 18th and 19th centuries, with the oldest pieces dated to the 12th century. Some of the highlights from the collection include gifts from the Russian imperial family, a wooden ladle and pectoral cross that belonged to Saint Arseny of Konevsky and a pair of Georgian-Byzantine gilded enamel miniatures from the 12th century. Another notable part of the museum's collection is made up of printed and handwritten rare books. The museum also manages a large collection of photographs, blueprints and maps.
RIIISA is located in a building designed by architect Dag Englund which was constructed in 1969. Before its current location, parts of the collection were exhibited in the cellar of a clergy house in Kuopio.From Chaos to a Collection
The first layout of the museum in 1969 was underlining the survival after Second world war and the parishes of the areas annexed to Soviet Union. In 2015, the space was opened refurbished with new basic exhibition, covering the entire arch from Byzantium to modern-day orthodoxes in Finland.
Themes of the new displays include a chapel in Karelia, tradition of icon painting, Collection of Ancient Objects from Valamo, orthodox sacraments, calendar year of the church and resurrection.
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References
The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland
Works cited
*(2008) From Chaos to a Collection: The Orthodox Church Museum of Finland, born out of the war and the evacuationExternal links
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