The Hotel and Restaurant Museum
The Museum is specialised in food and drink culture. Take a bite of history!
Opening hours
| TUE—FRI | 11 am—7 pm |
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| SAT—SUN | 11 am—6 pm |
Events and public holidays may cause exceptions in the opening hours. Feeling Food is closed Sat 15 March from 11-18, 11 March from 13-19, 18 March from 15-19 and 15 April from 16-19.
Tickets
| Adults/Children under 18 years old | 16 €/0 € |
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| Pensioners, students, unemployed | 6 € |
| All three Cable Museums together | 18 € |
Free admission with the Helsinki Card and Museum Card
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Location
Kaapeliaukio 3
00180 Helsinki
The main entrance is from the Glass Courtyard
Lobby service tel. +358 40 1922 300
Exhibitions
Anu Tuominen: Sun-dried Carrots
Award-winning artist Anu Tuominen’s colourful and playful works on food and drink have taken over the the Hotel and Restaurant Museum. The exhibition offers the joy of discovery, realisation and wonder. What do you think of the wild animals hiding in the campfire or the bees escaping from the beer cans at the bar?
Feeling Food—What are food traditions made of?
Food traditions evoke emotions. In this exhibition, all emotions are allowed. The aim is to make visitors reflect on their own relationship with food traditions.
Taste Matters—views on food and drink culture
Taste Matters is a multi-sensory exhibition that gives you different perspectives on food and drink culture: what it is, where and how it is shaped, and who influences it.
Events
Not Just for the Body – Food and Culture Discussion Series
Discussion series focusing on food, consumption and our relations to it.
Lecture Series: Feeling Food—What are food traditions made of?
The Lecture Series Feeling Food—What Are Food Traditions Made Of? offers diverse perspectives on food traditions and ties into the exhibition of the same name. The lectures are in Finnish except for the third lecture, which is in English.
Guided Exhibition Tours Spring 2025
The Spring 2025 programme of the Hotel and Restaurant Museum includes three inspiring public tours in Finnish.
Three museums in the same location!
Cable Museums is a museum centre for all senses at the Cable Factory in Helsinki. Experience the Hotel and Restaurant Museum, the Theatre Museum and the Finnish Museum of Photography with one ticket. Cable Museums offers plenty to see, do and experience for the whole family.
News and blogs
Free admission with the Helsinki Card
Would you like to explore everything the city has to offer during your stay in Helsinki? The Helsinki Card is a good travel companion. It includes admission to museums and other top attractions in Helsinki.