In the main exhibition hall, you can familiarize yourself with the species found in the area. The exhibition focuses on the nature of Southwest H\u00e4me, but there are also species from all over Finland. All in all, the museum has a wide variety of stuffed animals on display, and we receive frequent praise, especially for our bird collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The museum collection was initiated for educational purposes at a time when books rarely had color photos and videos or smartphones were yet unheard of. With the absence of widespread photography, taxidermy was an important way to document and display animals. This is worth keeping in mind and discussing with your kids at the museum\u2014taxidermy might come as a surprise to some. How often do you get to see a wolf up close!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The nature of Southwest H\u00e4me was still virtually undocumented in the 1950s, and our museum played an essential part in identifying the species of the area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
N\u00e4yttelysalissa voi tutustua H\u00e4meen luonto-lajiston\u00e4yttelyn kautta alueelta l\u00f6ytyviin lajeihin. N\u00e4yttely keskittyy Lounais-H\u00e4meen luontoon, mutta mukana on my\u00f6s lajeja ymp\u00e4ri Suomen. Kaikenkaikkiaan museossa on esill\u00e4 mittava kirjo t\u00e4ytettyj\u00e4 el\u00e4imi\u00e4, ja saamme toistuvaa kiitosta erityisesti lintukokoelmastamme. Museon kokoelman tausta on opetuskokoelmana. Sit\u00e4 alettiin ker\u00e4\u00e4m\u00e4\u00e4n aikana, kun kirjoissa h\u00e4din tuskin oli v\u00e4rikuvia – videosta tai \u00e4lypuhelimista puhumattakaan! Ei […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-835","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/835","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=835"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/835\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1826,"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/835\/revisions\/1826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/luontomuseo.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=835"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}