▲Ateneum Art Museum in Helsinki
Photo: Hannu Pakarinen

Ateneum Art Museum houses the largest collections of art in Finland with more than 20,000 works of art.
It has paintings, sculptures, prints and drawings from the 1750s to the work of artists who began their career in the 1950s.
The permanent collections are on public display on the third floor of the museum.
Smaller thematic exhibitions that focus on a particular work of art, artist or subject are presented under the title FOKUS.
The changing exhibitions are on display on the ground floor and in the exhibition halls on the second floor.
Ateneum also organizes various workshops, guided tours, lectures, dance, theatre and music performances as well as an interdisciplinary art programme.

▲Paintings and sculptures in Finland
Photo: Kirsi Halkola

The Ateneum building was designed by the architect Theodor Höijer and it was completed in 1887.
It has housed the collections and Drawing School (now the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts) of the Finnish Art Society, the School of Applied Art (now the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture) and the collections and offices of the Finnish Society of Crafts and Design.
The art collections were opened to the public on October 13, 1888. This date is still celebrated as the Ateneum's anniversary.
Ateneum Art Museum is part of the Finnish National Gallery.

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Update ： 2013.8.1

■Address

Kaivokatu 2, FI-00100 Helsinki, Finland

■Tel

+358 (0)9 6122 5510

■e-mail

ainfo@ateneum.fi

■URL

http://ateneum.fi

■Opening hours

Tue, Fri 10:00-18:00
Wed-Thu 10:00-20:00
Sat-Sun 11:00-17:00
Mon closed

■Admission fees

€12/10
free　admission for children under 18.
Advance tickets are available from Lippupalvelu.

■Guided tours

〈Guided tours included in the admission fee〉
・in Finnish on Thursdays at 18.00 and Sundays at 14.00
・in Swedish on the first Sunday of the month at 13.00
・in English every other Sunday (on even-numbered weeks) at 12.00
〈Private tours〉
・languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian
・reservations: tel. +358 (0)9 6122 5520 (Tue-Fri between 9.00 and 12.00)

■Audio guide

Devices can be hired from the information desk on the ground floor.
languages: Finnish, Swedish and English

■Bookshop and restaurant

The bookshop offers a variety of delightful art-themed products that also make ideal gifts. The Tablo Ateneum restaurant serves delicious classic dishes and tempting pastries.
The bookshop and restaurant are located on the ground floor and have the same opening hours as the museum.

■Cloakroom

The cloakroom located on the ground floor is self-service. Lockers are also available. The biggest size of bag permitted in the exhibition halls is 10 x 20 x 30 cm.

■Toilets and childcare room

The toilets and childcare room are located on the ground floor next to the cloakroom. There is also a toilet in the foyer of the Ateneum Hall (1.5 floor).