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Amuri Museum of Workers' Housing
An entire block of 19th-century wooden houses, including 32 apartments, a bakery, a shoemaker, two general shops and a café is preserved in the Amuri Museum of Workers' Housing. It's one of the most realistic home museums in Finland - many homes look as if the tenant had left just moments ago to go shopping.
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Central Museum of Labour
In the Finlayson Centre is the Central Museum of Labour, aptly devoted to the history of the labour industry and workers' movements.
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Hiekka Art Museum
The collection of Kustaa Hiekka, a wealthy industrialist, is contained in the Hiekka museum. There are paintings, furniture and fine old gold and silver items in the impressive building.
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Lenin Museum
Don't miss the tiny Lenin Museum, which gives a fascinating insight into the life and work of the Russian revolutionary leader who spent some time drumming up support in Tampere; there's a zany gift shop and the couch he slept on while in Helsinki.
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Mineral Museum
Inside the public library, the small Mineral Museum is devoted to glittering rocks and gemstones.
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Moominvalley
In the basement of the public library, Moominvalley is a whimsical exhibition based on the children's books of Tove Jansson. It features original drawings and tableaux models from the world of Moomintrolls - a Finnish cultural phenomenon. Kids and fans of Moominworld will love it.
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Museum of Dolls & Costumes
This fascinating museum at Hatanpää Manor, south of the city, has more than 4000 dolls on display. The oldest and rarest date from the 12th century. There are also temporary exhibitions on various doll-related themes. Hatanpää Manor house is surrounded by the large Arboretum Park.
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Rupriikki Media Museum
The third museum inside the Finlayson Centre is Rupriikki Media Museum , of interest if you have a passion for the history of media and mass communications.
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Spy Museum
Downstairs in the Finlayson Centre, the offbeat Spy Museum explores the world of espionage with a collection of James Bond-type gadgets, KGB documents and a lie-detector machine. Some of the items look a bit comical given today's technology, but they were all genuine espionage tools in their time. Kids and adults will enjoy this unusual museum, and multilingual exhibit information ensures visitors of all nationalities can distinguish a phone tap from a shoe phone!
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Vakoilumuseo
This popular but off-beat spy museum under the Finlayson centre plays to the budding secret agent in all of us, with a large and well-assembled display of the devices of international espionage, mainly from the Cold War era. As well as histories of famous Finnish and foreign spies, it has numerous Bond-style gadgets and some interactive displays - write your name in invisible ink, tap a telephone call, intercept an email, or measure the microwave emissions of your mobile.
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Vapriikki Museum Centre
The Vapriikki Museum Centre is Tampere's premier exhibition space, in a renovated Tampella mill factory building. As well as changing exhibitions throughout the year, you'll also find the Finnish Hockey Hall of Fame, a small display dedicated to Finland's winter passion, with photos, jerseys, sticks and pucks galore. Pride of place goes to the 1995 World Champions trophy.
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