Vantaa City Museum
The City Museum holds changing exhibitions related to the history and culture of the Vantaa region. The museum organises also guided tours and events.
Introduction
…dest brick-built station in Finland. The building was designed by architect Carl Albert Edelfelt.
Arrival
The Vantaa City Museum is located at the old Tikkurila railway station, right next to the Dixi travel centre in Tikkurila. All local and long distance trains on the main track stop at Tikkurila. There is also a bus terminal for local traffic at the travel centre.
There is a small car park in front of the museum intended for museum visitors. You can get a parking permit from the info desk at the museum. There is a multi-storey car park at the Dixi travel centre.
There is a bicycle parking space in the subway on the south side of the Tikkurila Station; you can access it with an HSL travel card.
Contact and opening hours
Services
Accessibility
The route to the main entrance
- Museon edessä on parkkipaikka museon asiakkaille. Esteettömiä autopaikkoja ei ole merkitty erikseen.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is guided, soft and illuminated.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
- Rakennuksen takana on toinen sisäänkäynti, jonka ovi on maanpinnan tasalla eli sen edustalla ei ole rappusia. Takaoven avausta voi pyytää museon avoinna pidosta (+358 40 708 4551).
- In connection with the entrance, there are 2 consecutive steps.
- The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
The entrance "Esteetön sisäänkäynti"
- The main entrance parking spaces may be used for this entrance as well. The distance from the parking spaces to the entrance is under 10 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is soft and illuminated.
- The entrance is located in a recess and is illuminated.
- Sisäänkäynnissä on ovikello, jota soittamalla museon henkilökunta tulee avaamaan oven. Henkilökunnalta voi pyytää oven avausta myös puhelimitse +358 40 708 4551.
- The entrance has a ramp under 6 m long.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door requires the use of a buzzer, opening easily manually.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The customer service point is on the same floor as this entrance.
In the facility
- The customer service point is on the entrance floor.
- Museon näyttelytilat ovat kahdessa kerroksessa. Kerroksesta toiseen pääsee hissillä. Hissi sijaitsee Odotussalissa, museon esteettömän sisäänkäynnin vieressä. Hissikorin syvyys on 100 cm ja leveys 158 cm, oven leveys on 100 cm.
- The customer service point has directions to the different facilities.
- The customer service point has thresholds over 2 cm high.
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on the same floor.