The Önningeby colony
– The Åland equivalent of the Danish Skagen colony!
In
the summer of 1886, the Finnish landscape painter Victor Westerholm
(1860-1919) invited some artist friends to his new home ”Tomtebo” next
to the Lemström canal in Åland. This was the take off for the Önningeby
colony that during almost 30 years attracted Swedish and Finnish
artists (1886-1914). Elin Danielson, Hanna Rönnberg, J.A.G. Acke and
Edward Westman were some of the artists that joined the colony. The
artists were accommodated in the stately farmsteads in Önningeby and
there were motives in abundance.
The Önningeby museum is a historical art and cultural museum that
opened in 1992 in the old stone built barn at the farm Jonesas. In 1999
the museum expanded and the exhibition area enlarged. Apart from turn
of the century art there are also objects and pictures that describe
the environment where the art originally was created.
The museum also arranges special exhibitions with contemporary
art, program evenings with music, poetry and song. In the museum
there is a small café and an well assorted museum shop. The museum will
arrange coffee or lectures for groups by previous arrangement.
Opening hours in 2010
April - september: Saturday 12:00 - 15:00
June 10 - August 13: 11:00 - 16:00
Other times by appointment by phone. +358 18 33710 or +358 400 967 710
Entrance hours
Free entrance during ordinary opening hours
Other times
Adults 3 euro
Students 2 euro
Guiding: We arrange guided tours for 80 euro.
If you order in advance, we can arrange for coffee to be served. Request price information.
Welcome!
Bogskärs fyr av J.A.G. Acke. Olja 1887
