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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 gallery is open in July (Tuesday-Sunday) and during other times and months by agreement. You can read more about the buildings and exhibitions below. Gallery Gottorp is now open by agreement. Just give me a call if you want to come and see the exhibitions.
2 -3.9 Galleri Gottorp participate in Konstrundan Open Studios and the gallery is open Saturday and Sunday 11 - 17 
Craftvävare, Stina Edin
Please be in touch if you are interested in a work of art or want to come and visit. |
Contact details:
Galleri Gottorp Skrattnäsintie 353, 64100 Kristiinankaupunki, Suomi stina.engvall(at)gmail.com 358 (0) 40 5094 733 |
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.
Tourist accommodation and art residence
In the summer of 2019, we moved a granary to Gottorp and rebuilt it here. It became a stately two-floor building with 4x5 square meters of space on each floor. The granary can be booked as accommodation by tourists during June-August. There is a double bed, coffee machine, microwave oven and fridge, and an electric hot plate. The sauna can be used by agreement. There is an outdoor toilet behind the building, and it is also possible to use the toilet and shower located in the main house. In addition, it is possible to borrow a bicycle and canoe. The rent is 60€ per night.
The granary can also be rented as an art residence, i.e. a working and exhibition space for artists. With overnight stay, the price is 150 €/week.
The granary is booked by an artist in the summer 2023 during the time 28.6 - 20.7.
Besides this, the granary can be rented for other purposes, such as meetings and parties. The rent is 50€ per night/day.
For more information:
stina.engvall(@)gmail.com
+358 40 509 4733
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