Address: Vuorikatu 9 C
Programme
10.00–17.00:
- Craft workshop for children
- Try rag rug weaving and spinning (spinning 10.00–12.00)
- Choir singing at 10.50 & at 11.50
- Live music
- Café
- Courtyard flea market (weather permitting!)
- ArtTiimi presents itself
The story
The Empire-style school building was constructed in 1854 for the School for Poor Girls, which had begun operating a decade earlier (1846) in rented premises.
The school was founded by the upper-class women of the city together with J. V. Snellman, an active advocate of public education, who served as secretary and adviser at the school’s board meetings. Snellman also secured the funds for the two-classroom school building.
The building remained in use as a school until 2013 — first as Kuopio’s first primary school, then as Snellman School, and finally under the name Maria Jotuni School.
Contact:
Kuopion Käsityöyhdistys Käsillä ry, Vuorikatu 9 C, 70100 Kuopio, kasilary@outlook.com, Tel. 044 720 7739
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