Pipe organs, kanteles and some sci-fi – J. Pohjanmies
The Sibelius Museum, Turku
- 9.10.2024–1.6.2025
Get to know Finland's most productive instrument inventor!
The exhibition "Pipe organs, kanteles and some sci-fi – J. Pohjanmies" presents the versatile lifework of the instrument inventor, organ designer and composer Juhani Pohjanmies.
Juhani Pohjanmies (1893–1959) was a musician, organist, composer, choir conductor, instrument inventor, music shopkeeper, music teacher, concert reviewer, painter, author and philosopher. He invented and built circa 30 new instruments and, of those, about 50 different models. The instruments range from simple iron wire solutions to electrically amplified keyboards. While working for the organ builder company Kangasalan urkutehdas, Pohjanmies designed circa 80 pipe organs of which about 30 are still in use. For future generations, the song Kuubalainen serenadi (A Cuban serenade), composed to a poem written by Unto Koskela, is probably the most known of Pohjanmies’ creations.
The exhibition presents circa 15 instruments invented by Pohjanmies, photos of his life and parts of his literary production. The visitor gets, of course, to listen to music composed by Pohjanmies. The exhibition offers a general view over the astonishingly productive, rather unknown life of Pohjanmies.
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The Sibelius Museum
Piispankatu 17, 20500 Turku
050 337 6906, 050 362 5828
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The Sibelius Museum, Piispankatu 17, 20500 Turku
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Admission fees
7/5€, ryhmät 5€/ hlö (väh.10). Konserttien hinnat erikseen.
| 7/5€, grupper 5€/pers (minst 10) Konserternas pris avviker.
| 7/5€, groups 5€/person (min. 10) The price of the concerts may vary.
Payment methods
Käteinen, yleisimmät pankki- ja luottokortit, Museokortti, Smartum- & Epassi-kulttuurisetelit, ICOM, Pressikortti, Vammaiskortti.
Kontanter, allmännaste bank- och kreditkort, Museikortet. Smartum-& Epassi-kultursedlar, ICOM, Presskort, Funktionshinderkort
Cash, most common credit cards (Visa, Mastercard), Museokortti, Smartum, Epassi, ICOM, Presscard, EU Disability Card
Opening hours
Mon | Closed |
Tue | Closed |
Wed | 11:00-16:00 |
Thu | 11:00-16:00 |
Fri | 11:00-16:00 |
Sat | 11:00-16:00 |
Sun | 11:00-16:00 |
The museum is closed 8.–30.1., 29.3., 1.5., 21.-23.6., 6.12., 24.-26.12.2024 & 1.1.2025
Accessibility [the criteria]
- Accessible toilet
- Disabled parking
- Restricted accessibility: sisääntulokerroksen tilat
- Seating inside the exhibition
- Tactile objects