{{Short description|Museum in Espoo, Finland}} {{more citations needed|date=August 2013}} thumbnail|The main building of the Glims farmstead museum.

'''Glims Farmstead Museum''' is a museum located in Espoo, Finland and a branch of the Espoo City Museum.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|title=Espoo City Museum, Glims Farmstead Museum|url=http://www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi/en-US/Glims_Farmstead_Museum|publisher=Espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi|accessdate=4 August 2013|archive-date=1 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101231948/http://www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi/en-US/Glims_Farmstead_Museum|url-status=live}}</ref> Glims tells about farming culture and rural life in the past centuries. The Glims farm was still a working farm in the beginning of the 20th century and it has been a museum since 1958.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The museum area is located next to Jorvi Hospital.

==History== The Glims farm has a large yard accompanied by 11 original buildings. Most of the buildings are from the 19th century but the oldest ones were built in the 18th century.<ref name=autogenerated1 /> The Glims farm is part of the Karvasmäki village which has been inhabited since the Stone Age.<ref name="Espoo City Museum 2013">Map of the Glims farmstead museum. Released by the Espoo City Museum (Referred 4 August 2013).</ref> The name ''Glims'' appeared in formal documents for the first time in the 16th century.<ref name="Espoo City Museum 2013"/> The farm was owned by the ''Lönnberg'' family between 1800 and 1950.<ref name="Espoo City Museum 2013"/> The farm was sold to the city of Espoo in 1950. After that, the farm buildings were used as rental lodgings.<ref name="Espoo City Museum 2013"/>

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==External links== *[http://www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi/en-US/Glims_Farmstead_Museum The official website of Glims Farmstead Museum (information on museum hours and contact details)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101231948/http://www.espoonkaupunginmuseo.fi/en-US/Glims_Farmstead_Museum |date=2013-11-01 }} {{Commons|Glims farmstead museum}}

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Category:Museums established in 1958 Category:Museums in Uusimaa

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