Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Uusimaa, Finland
4.0 (1.093 reviews) Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #29 in Helsinki Art Museums
ARS22 - Living encounters
Kiasma is a home of contemporary art where everyone is welcome. Kiasma breaks the boundaries of traditional art museums and follows the latest trends in visual culture. The collections include Finnish and foreign art from the 1970s onwards. The museum is a part of the Finnish National Gallery. Kiasma building was designed by the American architect Steven Holl and opened to the public in 1998. At Kiasma there's also a museum shop and café.
Address
Mannerheiminaukio 2, Helsinki 00100 Finland
Mobile
Website
http://www.kiasma.fi/en/
Working hours
Monday :
Tuesday : 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Wednesday : 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Thursday : 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Friday : 10:00 AM - 8:30 PM
Saturday : 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday : 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Saturday, April 27, 2024, 18:37
User Ratings
4.0 based on (1.093 reviews)
Reviews
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4Mikael F 5:00 PM Jan 7, 2023
A little bit strange art again
We have Finnish museum cards and the entrance is always free for us. So it was easy and pleasurable to escape the freezing cold temperatures inside this museum. With the 20 euro entrance fee, I would think twice before entering. The top 5th floor has usually the visually most stunning exhibitions because the space is so high. So it was also this time. There was Markus Copper's exhibition 'The Taste of Metal'. He is best known for his large, spatially dominating works that feature sounds, mechanical movement, or light. On our visit, many of his works were inoperational but still visually quite striking. Floors 2-3 had quite an interesting exhibition 'Navigating North'. It had a focus on works by artists from or working in Northern Finland.
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4Expatom 5:00 PM Jan 8, 2023
Great Architecture, Interesting installations
My favorite part of this experience was the stunning architecture. The collection of contemporary art is rotating so It's hard to make a general statement about it. When I was there (October 2022) it was mainly a collection of quirky installation pieces, which is what most contemporary art in museums is. One is either intrigued and fascinated by the often controversial statements being made or one hates it. I fall into the former category, hence the high rating. One installation that stood out to me was a wire wall in front of a large window on which museum goers are invited to place a found object or make their own to put on the wall. They rotate the objects regularly so the wall is constantly changing.
