Stories of the item collections

Cultural history item collections are part of the history of teaching and research. They tell stories about the development of a multidisciplinary university in Jyväskylä.

The collection starts from the establishment of the Teacher Seminary for primary school teachers in 1863. The collections grow through donations and procurement by the museum. The museum also documents contemporary issues.
The museum’s collections include more than 10,000 items. The most common item types represent the broad range of the collections: handicrafts, drawings, notebooks, teaching aids, research equipment, chairs, shirts, classroom posters, flags, plates, card indexes, and more.

The museum’s collections related to the history of teacher training are nationally significant. They comprise the first teaching aids of teacher training and an extensive collection of classroom posters. The collection of research equipment demonstrates the diversity of research conducted in different fields of science at the Jyväskylä College of Education and the University of Jyväskylä.

Further information:
kampusmuseo@jyu.fi

The museum’s collections related to the history of teacher training are nationally significant.

The museum’s collections include more than 10,000 items.