Night of the Museums
Night of the Museums is the best museum event of the year in Tampere May 16th!
Event wristbands
- Adults € 18 (€17 with Museum Card)
- Children (7-17 years) € 16 (€ 15 with Museum Card)
- Children under 7 – free admission
You can buy the Event wristband at Museum Centre Vapriikki
Read more at Nigt of the Museum Official Site
Night of the Museums program at the Postal Museum
Treasure Trove
6:00–9:00 PM
Location: Outdoors, in front of Vapriikki Photo Archives.
Discover hidden gems from the collections of the Friends of the Postal Museum. Payment methods: cash and MobilePay.
Braille with LEGO
6:00–7:00 PM
Location: Collaborative space Kupla, 2nd floor
Try writing your name and age using LEGO Braille Bricks! The bricks feature studs corresponding to Braille letters and numbers, along with their printed equivalents.
1 New Message
6:00–7:00 PM and 9:00–10:00 PM
Location: Post and Bits, 1st floor
We are collecting messages that have sparked strong emotions. Do you have a memorable text, email, or message? Donate it to the museum, for example as a screenshot, at the “1 New Message” station.
Researcher’s Talk: From Bits to Cultural Heritage – Digital Life Project
7:30–7:45 PM
Location: Post and Bits, 1st floor
Digitalization shapes all aspects of life in the 2020s — how we communicate, work, entertain ourselves, and learn. But how can digital data be preserved in museum collections? Tuuli Ahlholm, a specialist in digital cultural heritage at the Postal Museum, presents the Digital Life project by the Logi Museums, which explores and develops methods for preserving born-digital culture and documenting everyday digital life.
Brighten Someone’s Day with a Postcard!
6:30–10:00 PM
Location: Post and Bits, 1st floor
The Friends of the Postal Museum invite you to write a postcard on the theme of love. Who would you send a card to today?
Master mail sorter
6:30–8:30 PM
Location: Post and Bits, 1st floor
Are you a skilled mail sorter? Test your abilities at the interactive sorting station in the exhibition – the best and fastest scores will be rewarded!
Pose in a Tjorven Mail Van – Photography Point by Tampere Photographic Society
7:00–9:00 PM
Location: Post and Bits, 1st floor
Capture a photo of yourself or your group in the charming Tjorven mail van at the photography point in the newly opened exhibition.
Design Your Own Stamp
8:00–10:00 PM
Location: Collaborative space Kupla, 2nd floor
Birds inspired Erik Bruun in stamp design – what inspires you? Unleash your creativity and design your own stamp!
Fake or Real? Kahoot Quiz
Nonstop 6:00–10:00 PM + guided quiz 10:00–11:00 PM
Location: Collaborative space Kupla, 2nd floor
Fake or real? Can you spot an AI-generated image? Join the Kahoot quiz – the best will be rewarded in the guided quiz at 10 PM. At other times, the quiz runs nonstop.
