HAM Tennis Palace is located in the Helsinki city centre right next to Kamppi Shopping Centre. You can easily reach us from anywhere in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area using public transport. Check the Journey Planner for the optimal public transport options.
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At HAM you can always visit some of our exhibitions free of charge!
The guided tours held on Saturdays are open to all visitors for the price of the admission ticket.
HAM’s ticket counter and entrance are located on the second floor of Tennis Palace, which is accessible using lifts located in the vicinity of all the exits. On the Eteläinen rautatienkatu end there is an escalator leading directly to the museum ticket counter. The exhibition facilities are located on two floors. Lift access to the upper exhibition floor (3rd floor) is locate in the inner lobby of the museum.
HAM offers affordable guided tours for comprehensive school, upper secondary school and vocational school pupils. We recommend reserving guided tours at least two weeks in advance.
© HAM / Maija Toivanen
Events, guided tours, art workshops, sculpture tours, instructions for schools and groups.
Bring your friends, surprise your loved ones, experience together or enjoy by yourself.
HAM offers loads of fun things to do and experience.
Deepen your art experience with a guided tour. The guided tours on Saturdays are open for all and included in the museum admission fee.
A major shared initiative of five Finnish museums portrays the first five decades of an independent, modernising nation as a multi-level experience through architecture, design, photography and visual arts. The guided tours offer insightful facts and stories behind the exhibited works. Suitable for all ages.
Tyko Sallinen was a pioneer of Finnish modernism and a lively personality, whose art and life left many stories worth sharing. With a guide, we examine Sallinen’s works as well as the colourful personality behind them. This tour can be combined with a short tour of Tove Jansson’s works. Suitable for all ages.
Image: Tyko Sallinen: Self-Potrait, 1911 © Eira Capital Oy. Photo: Hyvinkää Art Museum / Ella Tommila
This workshop centres on paintings by three contemporary artists, Anna Retulainen (b. 1969), Elina Merenmies (b. 1967) and Jukka Korkeila (b. 1968), who are featured in the ongoing show Pleasure at HAM. The artists have selected old paintings from the collections of HAM and of the Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation to accompany their own paintings.
The Eero Nelimarkka (1891–1977) exhibition showcases the artist’s early and lesser-known modernist work inspired by the art movements and urban life in Paris.
Tove Jansson’s party-themed frescoes paint a whole new picture of the beloved artist. A tour of Jansson’s works in the HAM collection can be combined with a tour of the Tyko Sallinen exhibition. Suitable for all ages.
Image: Tove Jansson © Per Olov Jansson
The tour is an immersion tour on which the guide will talk about Tove Jansson’s work in Swedish. The guide will speak only Swedish but does understand questions in Finnish. Come and practise your Swedish! Suitable for all ages.
Do you want to see only the best that HAM has to offer? This tour offers a comprehensive look at HAM: the architecture and history of Tennis Palace, the main themes of the exhibitions and the most notable works of art on display.
Come and try meditation and conscious presence at the art museum. Methods familiar from mindfulness are used in the HAMfulness tour. The tour lasts approximately 1.5 hours.
Prices 2017
Guided tours Tue–Sat €80.
Guided tours on Sundays €160.
Hamfulness Tue–Sat €100.
Hamfulness on Sundays €200.
Guided tour prices do not include the admission fee.
Times
Guided tours at the museum Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30 (tours end no later than 18:30).
Duration
45 min
Group size
Maximum 25 persons/guide If your group is larger than this, you will need two guides.
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English and Russian. For special groups, we also offer audio description and simple language tours, among other services.
Cancellations
If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation no later than 7 days before the scheduled date (by phone or e-mail). If you cancel later than this or fail to show up for a reserved tour, the tour is charged at the normal tour price.
Additional information: Reservations (guided tours and workshops) hamvaraukset(at)hel.fi or tel. +358 (0)9 310 87003 Mon–Thu 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00.
There are some fascinating stories associated with Helsinki’s most beloved sculptures. On this tour you’ll hear about the commotion caused by Havis Amanda, the meanings behind the figures depicted on the statue of Alexander II and the nationalism brought on by the sculpture Haaksirikkoiset, among other things.
A gender-critical art tour, during which we ponder why there are so few sculptures of fully clothed women in the city centre, among other issues.
On this tour organised in the winter and the dark time of the year, you’ll learn about the sculptures in the city centre, the decoration of the city and the history of public lighting in Helsinki.
Prices 2017
Sculpture tour in the city Mon–Sat €140.
Sculpture tour in the city on Sundays €200.
Times
Sculpture tours in the city 9:00–18:00 (tours end no later than 18:00 with the exception of the Illuminating sculpture tour, which can also end later).
Duration
Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Group size
Maximum 25 persons/guide. If your group is larger than this, you will need two guides.
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English and Russian.
Cancellations
If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation no later than 7 days before the scheduled date (by phone or e-mail). If you cancel later than this or fail to show up for a reserved tour, the tour is charged at the normal tour price.
Additional information: Reservations (guided tours and workshops) hamvaraukset(at)hel.fi or tel. +358 (0)9 310 87003 Mon–Thu 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00.
Self-guided sculpture trails: get to know Helsinki’s sculptures at your own leisure
Immerse yourself in art by creating and experiencing it in good company! Join as you are; no prior knowledge or skill required!
We arrange open workshops on every Saturday at 14:00–16:00. The themes and techniques vary based on current exhibitions.
Saturday art workshop schedule
Are you planning on visiting the museum with your friends, workmates, relatives or neighbours? Or are you looking for an interesting gift to give someone who already has everything? HAM workshops offer a great way to spend time together wit
Tove Jansson would work on her party-themed frescoes all day, all night. You can take it easier! This workshop dives into the world of Tove’s paintings and gives you a great chance to paint your very own small-scale fresco. The technique is a variation of the age-old tradition of fresco painting. As materials, we will be using plaster, coal and water-soluble colours.
Suitable for everyone, including special needs groups. Maximum 20 persons. Price €340.
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
Image: Helsinki City Hall, restaurant Kaupunginkellari. Tove Jansson and Niilo Suihko painting the fresco Party in the Countryside. © Helsinki City Museum / Foto Roos
Paint or draw a self-portrait. Go beneath the surface and surprise yourself!
Suitable for everyone, including special needs groups. Maximum 20 persons. Price €340.
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
A medal or piece of jewellery made from recycled materials. Because you’re worth it! Create an object that tells more about you or your team than words.
Suitable for everyone, especially staff well-being day activities and supervisors for finding new perspectives to your work. Maximum 20 persons. Price €340.
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
We seek inspiration from a work of art and create a painting, ornament, medal, fridge magnet or lapel pin, which every birthday guest gets to take home as a memento of the party.
Recommended age: for 6–12-year-olds. Price €290. Maximum: 15 children + 1–2 adults.
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
All HAM workshops can be adapted for the disabled, people suffering from memory disorders and other special needs groups.
Maximum 15 persons + supervisor or support person. Price €290.
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
Information about art workshops
Prices 2017
€340/€290 (see workshops introductions)
The price includes workshop instruction and materials as well as admission tickets to exhibitions.
The price does not include catering.
Times
Tue–Sat 11:00–18:30. Workshops end no later than at 18:30.
Duration
The duration of all workshops is approximately 2 hours.
Group size
15–20 person ( see workshop introductions)
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English
Catering and your own food
Unfortunately eating your own food is not allowed in the workshop. For catering, we recommend contacting one of the restaurants in Tennis Palace.
Cancellations
If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation no later than 7 days before the scheduled date (by phone or e-mail). If you cancel later than this or fail to show up for a reserved workshop, the workshop is charged at a rate of €150.
Additional information: Reservations (guided tours and workshops) hamvaraukset(at)hel.fi or tel. +358 (0)9 310 87003 Mon–Thu 9:00–12:00 and 13:00–15:00.
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?
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Some of the exhibitions are always free of charge. Why not drop by!
HAM’s ticket counter is located on the second floor of Tennis Palace. In the ticket lobby you can also find the HAM Shop, the cloakroom and a lounge. The exhibition facilities are located on the second and third floors. HAM’s newest facility in Tennis Palace is the HAM Corner, which is located at street level on the corner of Eteläinen Rautatienkatu and Jaakonkatu.
HAM Corner is an exhibition space located on the ground floor of Tennis Palace, which features large windows facing both Eteläinen rautatienkatu and Jaakonkatu. HAM uses this space to display modern art that visitors can enjoy free of charge and sometimes even outside of opening hours through the windows.
The surface area of the Helsinki Art Museum also includes HAM metro, an exhibition space located in one of the busiest public transport stations in Helsinki. You can find it on the lower level of Kamppi metro station. You must have a valid HSL travel ticket in order to access the exhibition on the platform level.
In addition to HAM metro, the art collection belonging to the citizens of Helsinki is visible at Kamppi metro station in many other ways as well. The painting Maa, ilma, tuli ja vesi (‘Earth, Air, Fire and Water‘) by Ipi Kärki greets you as soon as you get off the escalator, while the sculptural artwork Roots of the city by Otto Karvonen brightens up the platform.
Entrances to HAM metro at the platform of Kamppi metro station are located in Kamppi Shopping Centre and on Kampinkuja (Kampinkuja, 00100 Helsinki).
You can also experience HAM outside of Tennis Palace through some 4,000 works of art located in Helsinki’s parks, streets, offices, health stations, schools and libraries, which are all maintained by HAM. These include some 500 sculptures that are accessible to the city’s residents day and night.
Have a look at these works in the sculpture bank!
Self-guided sculpture trails: get to know Helsinki’s sculptures at your own leisure
