The Mannerheim Museum
The white villa,as seen from the direction of the sea,in the Kaivopuisto district of Helsinki that now contains the Mannerheim Museum was built in 1874 and became known as the Boman Villa,after its first owner.It was the home of Baron Gustaf Mannerheim, Marshal of Finland, from 1924 until his death in 1951,although he never actually owned it, but rented it from Karl Fazer.Following Mannerheim’s death on 28th January 1951,the idea arose of opening his house to the public for a time, but when the doors were opened in November of the same year the numbers of visitors were so great that it was felt necessary to prolong the period.The whole house still carries with it the peaceful, homely feeling created by a sophisticated cosmopolitan with an unwavering sense of good taste.
The museum depicts Marshal Mannerheim’s home as it was in the early 1940s, with the rooms furnished in the original way with the exception of three exhibition rooms on the first floor.
