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Current exhibitions
- HAM Tennis Palace Open today 11.30-19
- Tickets 12/10 €, under 18 free of charge
HAM
Helsinki Art Museum, Helsingin taidemuseo, Helsingfors konstmuseum
HAM – an art museum that is the size of Helsinki
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.
Current exhibitions
Katharina Grosse: Chill Seeping from the Walls Gets between Us
Defying the conventions of two-dimensionality, Grosse’s paintings can be considered a form of intervention, painting as she does over architecture and surfaces while paying no heed to boundaries, or as a membrane between different realities.
Greta Hällfors-Sipilä & Sulho Sipilä
Greta and Sulho’s shared life and art is a fascinating topic that raises many questions. The works convey the joy of life and, at the same time, loneliness and melancholy.
Come Back as a Flower
Come Back as a Flower is a group exhibition weaving delicately around the Silueta series (1973–1977) by Ana Mendieta.
Tove Jansson
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.
Elis Hannikainen and Vappu Jalonen: Distress Run
The exercising bodies in Distress Run are awkward and in need of support. Distress Run consists of a video work, text installations, sculptural objects, sound, and light. Distress Run repeatedly situates exercising bodies, placing them within desires, norms, the matter of a body.
News
Samir Bhowmik’s film Lost Islands on show in HAM Hall
Samir Bhowmik’s film Lost Islands is based on a work of art with the same name. The piece was exhibited at the 2021 Helsinki Biennial, spreading into the surroundings of Vallisaari and taking viewers on a journey to explore the island’s actual and imagined infrastructure and technology. The guided walking tour followed the topography of …
New public artworks completed around Helsinki
Six new artworks implemented with the percent for art principle were completed around the city, in various facilities used by Helsinki residents of different ages. Three new daycare centres have received works by Leena Kangaskoski, Ninni Luhtasaari and Maija Luutonen. Works by Petri Ala-Maunus and Jaakko Leeve were completed in school buildings. Works by Jenni …
Outsider Art Festival arrives at HAM 19.-22.8.2021
Outsider Art Festival will take over Helsinki from 19 to 22 August and invites everyone to celebrate cultural equality! OAF gives voice to the outsider artists by presenting a vibrant collection of music, visual arts, performing arts, films, and life stories. OAF is a partner festival of Helsinki Festival. Festival’s website: outsiderart.fi/en/ Events held at HAM: …
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends changing the personal limits for public events
At its meeting on Thursday 20 May 2021, the Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommended that the Southern Finland Regional State Administrative Agency continue its decision to ban all indoor and outdoor public events and general meetings for a limited period of time, however, that from 1 June 2021 onwards a maximum of 10 …
Join the HAM Club
The HAM Club is open to everyone and offers experiences, benefits and surprises for members. As a member, you’ll be among the first to get access to new exhibitions, in addition to which you’ll receive invitations to openings and special guided tours for club members. How does a guided tour of the Ai Weiwei @ Helsinki exhibition before the official opening sound?
(notice that all information will be sent in Finnish)