The history of the Amuri neighbourhood dates back to 1779, when Tampere was founded. At that time, the citizens were given land for vegetable gardens on the outskirts of the new city. In the early 1800s, there was a wave of immigrants who needed a place to live. As a result, the townspeople had to give up their plots and make way for the new residents. Amuri developed not only as an agricultural area, but also as an industrial area.
On the territory of the museum quarter there are five residential houses and four outbuildings of the late 19th - early 20th centuries. Visitors will see a communal flat, a cobbler's and a baker's premises, an old shop, a haberdasher's shop and a public sauna. At the turn of the 1900s, about 5,000 people lived in wooden buildings, which accounted for ¼ of all housing. A feature of these houses was a communal kitchen for four families, with 4 separate fireplaces, allowing each housewife to prepare a meal at any time.
The atmosphere of a working-class neighbourhood is still preserved here. As before, there is a shoemaker's shop (1906), a bakery (1930) and a paper shop (1940).
The museum is open to the public from May to September, and the local café Amurin Helmi welcomes tourists all year round.
