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We are now looking for the favourite spots of Helsinki residents via an online survey that is part of the City’s cultural environment programme
Helsinki City Museum invites city residents to participate in planning the cultural environment programme with the help of Helsinki Treasures […]
Helsinki City Museum, Tram Museum and Villa Hakasalmi will be opened to the public on Tuesday 1 June 2021
Helsinki City Museum, Tram Museum and Villa Hakasalmi will be opened to the public on Tuesday 1 June 2021. Seasonal museums Burgher’s House […]
Blog post: New Eliel architectural competition – historical and cultural perspectives
Elielinaukio Square as cultural environment Elielinaukio Square plays an integral role in the architectural history of Töölönlahti Bay. Töölönlahti Bay […]
Helsinki City Museum has been recording Helsinki residents’ life and phenomena for 110 years now
This year marks the 110th anniversary of Helsinki City Museum’s operations. The City Museum records and studies Helsinki and life […]
The Spaces exhibition continued until 29 August – many of the contents can be viewed even when the museum is closed
The Spaces – DIY Music Venues in Helsinki exhibition of Helsinki City Museum will be extended until 29 August 2021. Spaces […]
A total of 148,303 customers visited Helsinki City Museum in 2020 – museum content was also accessible from home
In 2020, the total number of visitors to the museums of the Helsinki City Museum family – Helsinki City Museum, […]
Spaces – the autumn’s loudest exhibition experience takes the audience to DIY music venues of the 2000s
The Spaces – DIY Music Venues in Helsinki exhibition opens at Helsinki City Museum on 13 November 2020. The exhibition […]
Villa Hakasalmi’s new exhibition is a fascinating time jump to Helsinki in the 60s as photographed by Ismo Hölttö
Mini skirts and mop tops, demolition sites and concrete housing estates, confident city folk and the confusion of those moving […]
Helsinki City Museum welcomes new director
Reetta Heiskanen has been hired as the new director of the Helsinki City Museum and will begin in her position […]
Over a thousand works published online by the Helsinki City Museum
The Helsinki City Museum has published online over 1400 additional works. These works have previously been available for the public […]