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Aavistus Festival brings audiovisual media art Helsinki City Museum
Aavistus Festival is a biennial of audiovisual art and VJ culture. The fourth edition of the festival takes over Helsinki […]
Apply for the Holiday Market by 18th October
The Helsinki City Museum holiday market will be held on Saturday and Sunday 28–29 November at 11.00–18.00. We are looking […]
‘Empire – Kiven ja valon Helsinki’ earns honourable mention at national art book competition in Iittala
The best art books of 2025 were awarded prizes at the art book event Iittalan XXIX Valtakunnallinen Taidekirjapäivä on 6 […]
The new main exhibition explores everyday life in Helsinki
The Helsinki Exhibition opens on Saturday, 13 June. The journey takes visitors from the Stone Age to the present day, […]
The new main exhibition opens 13 June – Programme
The moment has arrived to celebrate! The new main exhibition of Helsinki City Museum will be open on Saturday 13 […]
Slab architecture and refrigerator houses – new exhibition challenges preconceptions about suburbs
Around one in three Finns live in suburbs, but discussions about suburbs are often based on outdated and negatively charged […]
Spring invites you on walking tours, to the Unknown Suburb and the Helsinki Pub Quiz
The start of the popular walking tours is always a sure sign of spring. The tours offer a chance to […]
Renovated meeting and event facilities now available in Varaamo
Helsinki’s online reservation booking system Varaamo offers access to the City’s public spaces, workstations and equipment. Now you can also […]
Helsinki City Museum remains the second most visited museum in Finland
In 2025, the City Museum hosted two temporary exhibitions: M/S Baltic Queers – Experiences of LGBTQAI+ Migration which won the Helsinki […]
Customer space renovation to be completed in stages – opening on 13 June
The opening of the City Museum’s new main exhibition will be celebrated on Saturday on 13 June. The 2026 programme […]