The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas / Työväenmuseo Werstaan
- Cultural Route
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- European Route of Industrial Heritage
- Country
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- Finland
- Member Category
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- Cultural Institution / NGO
- Museum
- Heritage Site
- Member Status
- Individual
- Year of Accession to Membership
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- Contact Details
- Väinö Linnan aukio 8
FI-33210 Tampere
Tel: +358 (0)10 4209220
Website: www.werstas.fi
Email: info[at]tyovaenmuseo.fi
- Contact Person
- N/D
- Main Town/Region
- Tampere (Pirkanmaa)
- Site Town/Region
- Tampere (Pirkanmaa)
- Main GPS Location
- 61.501703, 23.759642
- Site GPS Location
- 61.501703, 23.759642
- UNESCO World Heritage List
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- European Heritage Label
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- Other Heritage Labels
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- Description
- The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas is dedicated to the lives of local workers, and illustrates their participation in politics and visual arts, as well as the role of trade unions, and the improvement of working conditions in factories. The textile section of the museum displays 25 machines and more than 3,000 items produced by textile workers in Tampere. The Museum is located in the original site of the largest Finnish company for cotton manufacturing.
The Finnish Labour Museum Werstas is an Individual Site of the European Route of Industrial Heritage.
- Logos/Pictures
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certification logo
With the support of:
EPA HEADQUARTERS | EICR
Luxembourg
