The collections mainly consist of donations, because the museum does not have a budget to make acquisitions for the collections. Each object is evaluated on whether it meets the criteria for the collections. The decision to include an object in the collections is made by the intendant or the amanuensis responsible for the collection.
Requirements for an object to be included in the collections:
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in sufficiently good condition
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made in Vantaa (industrially or by hand)
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used in Vantaa
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belonged to a person living in Vantaa
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tells about important matters in the history or present of Vantaa
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enough information is known about the object’s history
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within the scope of collection responsibility
An object will not be included in the collections, if:
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it is outside the scope of collection responsibility
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it is in poor condition
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it is already represented in the collections (duplicate)
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the history of the object is not known
The area of responsibility follows the current borders of Vantaa. Decisions on materials from the former Helsinge Parish and the parts of the rural municipality that have now become a part of Helsinki will be made on a case-by-case basis with the Helsinki City Museum.
Objects can also be included in the usable collection, in which case they will be used in museum education as well as props in exhibitions. The Vantaa City Museums does not accept deposits. A deposit means storing materials in the museum collections so that they are not owned by the museum.
Do you want to donate images, archival material or objects to the museum? Please contact the collection services of the City Museum.