Art Museum
Finnish Folk Art Museum
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Finnish Folk Art Museum is an art museum in Pasadena, United States.
About Finnish Folk Art Museum
The Finnish Folk Art Museum is located on the grounds of the Pasadena Museum of History in Pasadena, California. The only museum of its type in the United States, it was created in 1974 by Yrjö Alfred Paloheimo, a native of Finland, who was the husband of Leonora “Babsie” Curtin.
Paloheimo served as Finland's consular officer in Southern California, Arizona, and New Mexico. For 17 years, Finland's consulate offices were located in the mansion. Paloheimo founded the Finlandia Foundation and established Järvenpää, Finland, as Pasadena's sister city in that country. He and his wife also adopted four Finnish children who were reared on the Fenyes Estate.
The Swiss chalet-like structure, constructed of redwood with a stone roof, was built in 1910 as a garage for Arthur Fleming's Wigmore Estate.
Museums near Finnish Folk Art Museum
- Art Museum Norton Simon Museum Pasadena, United States
- Art Museum The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens San Marino, United States
- Art Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Los Angeles, United States
- Art Museum Hammer Museum Los Angeles, United States
- Getty Center Los Angeles, United States
- Art Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles, United States
