The Ateneum Art Museum has the country’s oldest and largest art collection. The collections exhibition presents well-loved classics alongside seldom-exhibited works of art. It draws new parallels and highlights works that have not been on show for a long time.
LOCATION: THE GROUND FLOOR AND THE SECOND FLOOR
Stories of Finnish Art illustrates the development of art in Finland from 1809 until the 1970s. At the exhibition, the story of Finnish art is juxtaposed with international developments in art and contemporary social events. On display, side by side, are Finnish and international masterpieces from our collections, such as Le Corbusier’s Two Women (1939), Hugo Simberg’s The Wounded Angel (1903), Edvard Munch’s Bathing Men (1907–08), and Vincent van Gogh’s Street in Auvers-sur-Oise (1890).
The works on display in the halls of modern art highlight the post-Second World War reconstruction period and the emergent media society. The exhibition features paintings, sculptures and prints by Finnish and foreign artists such as Anitra Lucander, Unto Pusa, Ulla Rantanen, Anita Snellman and Sam Vanni. Prints by foreign artists are exhibited on a regularly changing basis. The exhibition also includes Eino Ruutsalo’s experimental films and advertisements.
Read more about the themes of the exhibition
GUIDED TOURS TO THE EXHIBITION
Read more about free guided tours
Book a private guided tour or an exhibition intro
EVENTS
See events related to the exhibition at the events calendar
SHORT FILMS
Ateneum has produced 13 short films of the most beloved artworks of its collection. Watch the films
ATENEUM ART GATE
There is also a virtual version of the main gallery available, which you can check out using your mobile device. Read more
BOOKS RELATED TO THE EXHIBITION
The exhibition publication, Stories of Finnish Art, contains 16 articles by art experts as well as five short stories based on the collection. They are written by Riikka Ala-Harja, Juha Itkonen, Heidi Köngäs, Sirpa Kähkönen and Matti Rönkä. The book at the webshop
Artists of the Ateneum series
Helene Schjerfbeck The book at the webshop
Hugo Simberg The book at the webshop
Akseli Gallen-Kallela The book at the webshop
FOR SCHOOLS
Read more about the themed guided tours
NOTE! Its status as a national gallery requires the Ateneum Art Museum to lend its works to other museums in Finland and abroad, and this is one of the reasons why the selection of works on display in Ateneum varies to some extent.
Gallery name: Ateneum
Address: Kaivokatu 2, Helsinki
Opening hours: Tue, Fri 10:00 - 18:00, Wed-Thu 10:00 - 20:00, Sat-Sun 10:00 - 17:00
Open: 18.03.2016 - 31.12.2022
