Museum sights in Jakobstad
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Chicory Museum
The Chicory Museum is housed in the old chicory factory, founded in 1883 and recognisable for its large oven pipe that was used to bake the herb. The factory was built by local entrepreneur Wilhelm Schauman who made his fortune processing chicory, a popular coffee additive or substitute. As well as talking you through chicory processing, guides can chat about the contemporary art exhibited here.
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Jacobstads Wapen
In Gamla Hamn (the old harbour area) is the pride of Jakobstad, the Jacobstads Wapen, modelled after a 17th-century galleon. There's a small museum explaining the history of the ship and the building of the replica. Public sailings on the Jacobstads Wapen are given only a couple of times a year; inquire at the tourist office.
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Jakobstads Museum
Jakobstads Museum includes the old main building (Malmska Gården; dating back to 1904) with local-history displays on the shipping industry and the town itself, as well as the tobacco minimuseum and several historic houses scattered around the town centre.
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Motormuseum
The Motormuseum, to the north of town and by the harbour, is a private museum with a fascinating collection of over 120 motorcycles – from old Harley Davidsons and Nortons to homemade, motor-powered bicycles.
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Vapenmuseum
The Vapenmuseum has a small private collection of Jakobstad gun-nut Bengt Ena, including hunting rifles, machine guns and military pistols dating back to the 1740s.
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