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Library Institute of Maritime History Sibelius Museum
Åbo Akademi University Library is a The Institute of Maritime History is a The first Professor in Musicology at Åbo
public university library that has served special archive and library with a focus Akademi University, Otto Andersson,
as one of the legal depository libraries on maritime history and maritime eth- laid the groundwork for the Sibelius
in Finland since 1919. It maintains the nology. The institute’s history goes back Museum in 1926 through his collections,
Finland-Swedish national library collec- to the year 1936 when the first maritime known as the Collection of Musical
tions, including extensive manuscript and museum in Finland was established, History at Åbo Akademi University. The
picture collections. Since 1995, the library under the name Sjöhistoriska museet vid Sibelius Museum is open to the public
has carried out digitalisation to a limited Åbo Akademi. year round. Still closely associated with
extent. Åbo Akademi University, the Sibelius
Museum is located at the heart of the
campus.

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