Retretti was a major

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Punkaharju Punkaharju is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Savonlinna on January 1, 2013. It was located in the provinces of Finland, province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia regions of Finland, reg ...

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. It was unique in that most of its exhibition space was underground. The man-made

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s total and reach a depth of . There was a

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shop and a

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in the premises. Retretti Oy went into bankruptcy in autumn 2012. A new company now operates an art venture in Savonlinna city centre under the name Retretti, but reopening the underground exhibition spaces was not a priorit

in 2013.

External links

Retretti homepage in English
Art museums and galleries in Finland Punkaharju Museums in South Savo {{Europe-art-display-stub