Museum Centre Vapriikki: Ancient DNA: A Key to the Past

The exhibition Ancient DNA: A Key to the Past takes visitors on a journey through time into the lives of people from the past, using the latest scientific research. The exhibition reveals the traces that ancient people have left on us and how they relate to people living today.

Ancient DNA is the genome of organisms that lived long ago and can be isolated from human or animal bones or plant remains, for example. In recent decades, ancient DNA has become a key research tool for studying past migrations, diseases and individual human characteristics.

The exhibition introduces you to ancient DNA and its research. From the laboratory to the past, the visitor encounters people reconstructed through scientific research and details of their lives.

Further information: Ancient DNA: A Key to the Past – Museokeskus Vapriikki