The North Karelia Museum was founded in 1917 to preserve the province's folk culture. It is part of a group of museums alongside the Onni art museum and the Bunker Museum, and has been the regional responsibility museum for North Karelia since 2020. The exhibitions cover the province's diverse voices, its nature and life through the ages, and the region's history and present day.
The exhibition spaces are spread over three floors of the city hall building and are wheelchair accessible. Visitors can see the exhibitions in any order, and the cellar and upper-floor exhibitions can be bought separately. A digital Saarinen tour covers the building's history and architecture across its three floors.
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