Briefly in english
SAMU records and studies Salo and life in urban Salo and surrounding villages. The collections feature items ranging from old church paintings at Perniö Museum, old school class and teaching equipment from early 1900s at Meritalo Museum, pre-historic items at Suomusjärvi Museum and grandmas time radios & televisions at Salo Electronics Museum. SAMU’s collections feature more than 46 000 museum items and over 16 000 photographs. Every object and interior featured in the collections says something about the history of Salo and its residents. SAMU consists of seven local historical museums and the museum of electronical industry and items.
In the Salo Electronics Museum’s permanent exhibition Made in Salo you can learn about the history of electronical industry in Salo and get to know the glamour of old telephones, radios, televisions and monitors. The exhibition showcases the over 90-year-old history of Salo based electronics companies introducing their production and equipment history.
Addresses
Salo Electronics Museum
Salorankatu 5-7 (Astrum-keskus), ovi 3, 24240 Salo
Halikko Museum
Kirkkorinne 7, 24800 Halikko
Kiikala Museum
Porvarinpolku 10, 25390 Kiikala
Kreivinmäki open-air Museum
Viurilantie 34, 24910 Halikko
Meritalo Museum
Moisionkatu 18, 24100 Salo
Perniö Museum
Museotie 9, 25500 Perniö
Suomusjärvi Museum
Karjalohjantie 161-2, 25410 Suomusjärvi
Trömperi Hosterly Museum
Vanha Turuntie 1326, 25240 Hajala
Prices and opening hours
The Salo Electronics Museum is open through the year
Opening hours
1.9.2021 – 2.5.2023
Thursday-Friday 11-17
Saturday 11-15
Ticket prices
Adults 6 e, students, draftees and retirees 5 e.
Free entry for children under 18 years
Museum card, Smartum and e-passi are also accepted as payment.
Perniö Museum is open at winterperiod on sundays 12-16.
The other local historical museums are open only at summertime. Free entry.
Contact information:
Historical museums
(02) 778 4883
Salo Electronics Museum
(02) 778 4885
Accessibility
The Salo Electronical Museum exhibition hall is all accessible
In the local historical museums there are thresholds, narrow doors, corridors and stairways
The gardens of the local historical museums are mostly accessible at summertime by wheelchair and baby carriage
All guide dogs and assistant dogs are warmly welcomed