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Exhibition: State of Mind - Helsinki 1939-1945

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  • HAM Tennis Palace Open today 11-19
  • Tickets 12/10 € , under 18 free of charge

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Helsinki Art Museum, Helsingin taidemuseo, Helsingfors konstmuseum

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The Helsinki Art Museum, HAM, looks after an art collection that belongs to the people of Helsinki, which includes over 9,000 works of art. Almost half of these works are on display in parks, streets, offices, health centres, schools and libraries, to brighten up everyone’s day. HAM draws attention to modern art and contemporary art in its exhibitions which are held principally at the Tennis Palace.

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Current exhibitions

State of Mind – Helsinki 1939-1945

Until 1.3.2020
HAM

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Ellen Thesleff – I Paint Like a God

Until 26.1.2020
HAM

The show will highlight Thesleff’s trailblazing and evolving art alongside texts, photographs and archive materials about her life.

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Genderfuck 1900

Until 12.4.2020
HAM mix

The exhibition opens astonishing perspectives on the issue by turning attention to forgotten history.

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Tove Jansson

HAM

The works of Tove Jansson (1914–2001) are amongs the most cherished pieces in the HAM collection. HAM has dedicated some of its galleries to an exhibition of the artist's life and works.

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News

A new public artwork by Artist Antti Immonen to the Coffee block in Vuosaari

28.10.2019 8:59
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The artwork Odd cup of Coffee by Artist Antti Immonen will be inaugureted in the corner of Kahvikatu and Kahvipavunkuja in Vuosaari on Wednesday 30.10.2019 3.00 pm. The artwork tells in an ingenious way of the birth of coffee. According to the artist, the basic idea of the work is the discussion that emerges when …

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Where did the Three Smiths go?

14.10.2019 15:13
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How would you feel if the Three Smiths statue was missing from Helsinki city centre? It will now disappear into a box for a while as part of the opening of the State of Mind – Helsinki 1939–1945 joint exhibition by HAM Helsinki Art Museum and Helsinki City Museum. By covering the statue with a …

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Temporary artwork to exhibit the local history of Kalasatama

7.10.2019 12:36
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Two temporary works of public art will be completed in Kalasatama in Helsinki. Both works are bound to their location, but take different approaches to the micro history and local culture of Kalasatama and its adjacent areas. Pasi Rauhala’s Flamigos breathes life into the flamboyance of flamingos that once lived in Korkeasaari Zoo, and Tatu …

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A new public video art work from Jani Ruscica for Central Library Oodi

26.9.2019 12:54
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Central Library Oodi will receive a new work of art, when the video piece Hope is the thing with feathers, commissioned according to the percentage financing principle, takes over the information displays on 5 October 2019. The work by artist Jani Ruscica (b. 1978) features a coal tit, song thrush, hazel grouse and common teal …

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© HAM / Maija Toivanen
© HAM / Maija Toivanen

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