Imaginary Geography
Tampere Museums Vapriikki, Tampere
- 9.6.2022–18.9.2022
Maps can be used to visualise far away, unknown areas. However, not all maps deal with the real world – they can also be made of imaginary places. Imaginary geography is an exhibition on maps made for Finnish games.
They are all imaginary in one way or another, as a map can take its viewer on an armchair trip to a multitude of locations – the nearby orienteering grounds or an entirely imaginary world.
The exhibition displays maps used in games over a period of 150 years. Historically, it has been a common practice to use a map of Finland of a specific locality as the basis for the game board. On the other hand, the game map may describe an entirely imaginary landscape or a locality that simply feels real enough to exist in real life. Furthermore, it is not only the game designers who draw maps – the players are also avid cartographers. Which imaginary world did you last visit through a map?
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Museum contact details
Tampere Museums Vapriikki
Alaverstaanraitti 5, 33100 Tampere
03 565 66966
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Päämäärä:
Tampere Museums Vapriikki, Alaverstaanraitti 5, 33100 Tampere
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Admission fees
14/10/7/0 €
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Opening hours
| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 10:00-18:00 |
| Wed | 10:00-18:00 |
| Thu | 10:00-18:00 |
| Fri | 10:00-18:00 |
| Sat | 10:00-18:00 |
| Sun | 10:00-18:00 |
Open tue-sun 10am-18pm. Open until 4pm: 31.12. Closed: 6.12., 23.‒26.12.