A Warm Welcome to the Gallen-Kallela Museum!

At the Gallen-Kallela Museum, you will be surrounded by the art of Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931), the unique cultural environment of museum garden and the diverse nature all year round. The museum's changing exhibitions tell the story of the artist and his life, his travels and his art.

Tarvaspää, designed by Akseli Gallen-Kallela himself, is one of Finland's most important early 20th century studio buildings. The architecturally unique, caste-like atelier was completed in 1913 and the museum site and its buildings have been designated as a nationally significant built cultural environment and are protected under the Act on the Protection of the Built Heritage.

The Gallen-Kallela Museum is a professionally run, private art and cultural history museum dedicated to the artist's life and art. Opened in 1961, the museum is run by the Akseli Gallen-Kallela Museum Foundation sr.

Our Values

• Eco-friendliness, transparency, reliability, putting people first

The museum aims to be environmentally friendly and to create well-being. The museum's values and its environmental promise guide our activities. The Museum is committed to following the Safer spaces guidelines as a member of the Culture Espoo network.

 

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Our Networks

Finnish Museums Association and its subsidiaries serve the Finnish museum industry by providing services to both museum professionals and museums. The members of the Finnish Museum Association maintain more than 400 professionally managed museum sites.

The City of Espoo is a long-standing partner and supporter of the museum. The museum is part of the city's CultureEspoo network.

Small Art Museums Helsinki is a collaborative network that brings together homelike art museums in the Helsinki region.

Seaside Museums network brings together seven museum sites located around Laajalahti in Espoo and West Helsinki. Seaside museums – Architecture, art and home museums by the sea!

Iconic Houses is an international network that brings together architecturally significant buildings and artists' homes from the 20th century that are open to the public as museum.

The Artist’s Studio Museum Network is an international museum network that connects, celebrates and champions museums in the former homes and studios of visual artists.

Finna is is a joint search service for Finnish museums, libraries and archives that brings together the material of hundreds of domestic operators under one search.

Museum Card is your ticket to over 350 museums in Finland. The Gallen-Kallela Museum is part of the Museum Card network.

The aim of the Kaikukortti card is to improve access to culture and the arts for people in difficult financial circumstances.

Suomen tumman mehiläisen hoitajat ry is a Finnish beekeepers association which brings together people interested in protecting of the endangered European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera). Museum is a supporting member of the association.