Leonard and Katarina Bäcksbacka Collection

Leonard (1892–1963) and Katarina Bäcksbacka's (1894–1976, née Tichonowa) art collection is the museum's most important donated collection. To display it, the city built the Art Museum Meilahti in 1976. Master of Arts Leonard Bäcksbacka and his wife Katarina Bäcksbacka assembled the works for the collection.