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Raseborg Museum ( Swedish: ''Raseborgs museum'', Finnish: ''Raaseporin museo'') is a history museum and a regional responsibility museum for Western Uusimaa in
Finland Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, ...
. The museum is located in Ekenäs in the city of
Raseborg Raseborg (; , ) is a town in Finland, located in the southern coast of the country. Raseborg is situated in the western part of the Uusimaa region. The population of Raseborg is approximately , while the Raseborg sub-region, sub-region has a popul ...
. Until 2006 the museum was known as Ekenäs Museum, which was founded in 1906. Raseborgs Museum has two base exhibitions. One of the exhibitions showcases the history of Raseborg and with Western Uusimaa, while the other one focuses on the art of
Helene Schjerfbeck Helena Sofia (Helene) Schjerfbeck (; July 10, 1862 – January 23, 1946) was a Finnish modernist painter known for her realist works and self-portraits, and also for her landscapes and still lifes. Throughout her long life her work changed dram ...
. A museum for contemporary art, Chappe, was completed by Raseborg Museum in 2023. Chappe was founded and built with the support of Albert de la Chapelle's foundation. Visitors can enter Raseborg Museum with the Finnish Museum Card.


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