About exhibition

• A rare and stunning collection of Finnish glass is now on display in the heart of Tampere city center. Entrance is free for the exhibition, which is located near the river banks of Tammerkoski at well lit exhibition halls of Arts- and Crafts Center Verkaranta. At Verkaranta you can find many unique mouth blown glass works and several skilled art glass works from well know Finnish designers. Also for sale are skillfully crafted and unique everyday glassware. Exhibition is an interesting addition to the Finnish Glass museum exhibition, Finnish Glass lives 6, which is a unique experience to all friends of Finnish glass design.

  

  Most of the displayed works on Verkaranta's exhibitions are on sale for reasonable prices. Free exhibition is a wonderful opportunity for all glassware collectors and friends of Finnish glass design.
  Works can also be tagged reserved during exhibitions with name or anonymously. We Finns know glassart and -design. Come and visit. You will be surprised!
  Read more about Finnish Glass lives 6 -exhibition.

• Arts- and Crafts Center Verkaranta is located in an old Tamfelt dye factory, which was established in 1858 near the banks of Tammerkoski. Verkaranta offers magnificent settings for exhibitions and excellent space for crafters. Dozens of exhibitions are held yearly in Verkaranta's two exhibition halls.

  
  
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  Exhibition halls create a fabulous setting for different kind of events (e.g. cocktail-events). Classroom upstairs is a good place to organize meetings and training events. 
  During the summertime about 10 000 tourists visits Verkaranta. A cozy lunch restaurant Kalax is also found in Verkaranta. Kalax's terrace extends over the water, right to the same spots where dyed threads were rinsed.

  

• Taito Pirkanmaa ry.
  Arts and Crafts Center
  V E R K A R A N T A
  Verkatehtaankatu 2
  33100 Tampere
  Mon-fri 10 am - 6 pm
  Sat- Sun 12 am - 5 pm (from September to May: 11 am - 4 pm)
  (03) 225 1409, (03) 225 1414
  www.taitopirkanmaa.fi

  Press:
  Panu Turunen
  040 525 5229
  info [at] scandinavianinterior.com
  
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