The national museum days – the most important event of the year for the museum sector – was held in Helsinki between 24 and 26 May 2023. A joint collaboration between the Finnish Museums Association and the City of Helsinki, the event brought together over 400 museum professionals and local representatives to listen to speeches by experts and discuss the theme of the future of museums. At the same time, the 100th anniversary of the Museums Association was celebrated and the 2023 museum of the year award was presented to the Riihisaari – Savonlinna Museum.
The meeting and banqueting venue for the national museum days was the historic Paasitorni. The congress hall gave a distinguished and functional venue for both the conference programme as well as the climax of the event, the museum gala. A special thank you to Paasitorni’s congress technician! All the meals went smoothly. Both the lunches and gala dinner received positive feedback from participants.