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Art Center Gallery Gottorp is situated about four kilometers north of Kristiinankaupunki.
The gallery is made up of a number of log houses dating from the 18th century, which are located in a thickly wooded yard. Inside the gallery you can find artworks by Stina Engvall and guest artists. The art exhibitions are renewed annually, but there is also a permanent exhibition about the persecution of witches in 17th century Kristiinankaupunki, as well as an exhibition portraying town life in the 17th century. The artist Stina Engvall passed away in February and the gallery is only open by agreement. Entrance fee is 4€. Please be in touch if you want to come for a visit! You can read more about the buildings and exhibitions below. |
Contact details:
Galleri Gottorp Skrattnäsintie 353, 64100 Kristiinankaupunki, Suomi gallerigottorp(at)gmail.com 040-5640334 |
The exhibition of the persecution of witches in 17th century Kristiinankaupunki was created by Sonja Lapveteläinen, Rose-Marie Engvall and Stina Engvall. The exhibition is partly based on excerpts from records from The History of Kristiinankaupunki 1915. The surroundings of the town's market place, the belief in superstition and nature healers' use of medicinal plants have been visualized using paintings, texts and dolls true to the period. Visitors can experience the mass hysteria which resulted in burning witches at the stake, which several women in Europe, and also in our own town, were subjected to.
In a little timbered cottage Sonja's dolls, Rose-Marie's beautifully hand-written texts, Stina's paintings and Petra Lapveteläinen's humorous comic strips bring to life various surroundings and situations of 17th century Kristiinankaupunki. For example, from the pulpit of the old church you can hear sermons encouraging people to live their lives in good order; in the schoolhouse the pedagogue stuffs his students’ brains with knowledge using a besom broom; and in one of the town's licensed premises Lars-Hindrik is biting Petter’s ear and has to pay a fine of five Swedish crowns.
At Gallery Gottorp you can also visit the shaman garden and the herb garden or enjoy a cup of coffee and home-made pastry while sitting on the sunny terrace. The little ones can find entertaining activities in the playhouse where Alice lives.
