Museum Visit
The museum will close for renovation on 16.9.2024. Museum will be open for public on 8th of February 2025.
Museum cafe is open normally. You can check the cafe opening times from this link.
In winter we are open Tue-Fri 11-16 and Sat-Sun 11-17. Winter season starts in September and continues until May.
During the summer, the museum will be open daily from 11-18 and on Wednesdays from 11-20. Summer season starts in May and continues until September.
During public holidays the museum is open according to Sunday opening hours.
Exceptions to opening hours
Closed on 23.-25.12.
Closed on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day 31.12.-1.1.
Closed on Midsummer Eve.
Closed between exhibitions: 2.-12.6.2025 and 1.-12.9.2025
Visiting
the museum
Visiting address
Gallen-Kallelan tie 27,
Espoo, Finland
+358 10 406 88 40
Opening hours
The museum is closed for renovations from 16th September to 8th February 2025.
Museum cafe is open normally.
You can check café opening hours from this link
Exceptions to museum opening hours
Admission
12 € adults
7 € pensioners
5 € students, unemployed
Free entry for under 18 year old.
Finnish Museum Card and Kaikukortti.
We accept Smartum, Epassi and Edenred as payment methods.
Accessibility
Only part of the historic museum building is accessible. You can find more information about accessiblity from this link.
WC
The public toilet is located in the café building opposite the museum. There is also a baby changing table in the larger, accessible toilet room. There is no toilets or running water in the Museum building.
Parking Space
Parking space is located at the end of Gallen-Kallelan tie, outside the museum grounds. The area is limited, so parking is also possible along the road.
Parking with a disabled parking permit is permitted in the disabled parking space next to the café building.
Cycling to the Museum
A bicycle park is located on the hillside by the road leading up to the museum. A city bike station is located next to the car park during the summer. Please do not bring your bike in front of the museum or in the garden!
Public Transport for Visitors
You can come to the Museum with buses, train or tram. We recommend using HSL website or app for more information.
The closest bus stop is located at Tarvaspääntie roundabout in Perkkaa, Espoo 1,2 km from the Museum. We recommend using 502 Karhupuisto - Leppävaara or 202 Kamppi - Kauniala buses.
With Light Rail Line 15 Itäkeskus - Keilaniemi closest stop is Vermo. From the stop there is 1,5 km walk to the Museum.
You can walk through Tarvo island when coming to the Museum from Munkkiniemi, Helsinki. There is a 2,5 km walk to the Museum from tram 4 stop Laajalahden aukio. In good weather this route is best for scenery!
Museum Services for Visitors
We have a small Museum Shop with books, posters, gift items and more. In the Museum Shop you can also purchase tickets.
We organise open guided tours in English every Saturday at 3 pm. You can participate on open guided tour with Museum entrance fee, Finnish Museum Card or Kaikukortti.
You can enquire about bookable guided tours, lectures and other group services at the museum's information desk or by email info@gallen-kallela.fi.
Cards and Payment Methods
We prefer card payment at the museum shop.
Smartum, Epassi, Edenred vouchers are valid at the museum.
The Finnish Museum Card is a common ticket for over 300 museums, valid for one year from the first use. You can also buy a Museum Card or renew your Museum Card with us.
Photography
Photography is permitted inside the museum without flash.
Backpacks, Bags and Prams
Please leave large rucksacks and bags on the clothing racks by the museum info desk or in the lockers. Prams should be left on the porch in front of the museum, if possible. If you wish, you can borrow a baby carrier from the museum.
Cafe Zoceria Tarvaspää
The museum has a café-restaurant, which is generally open during the museum's opening hours. The café is run by a separate entrepreneur.
Click here to find out more about the services offered by the café.
Postal and visiting address
Gallen-Kallela Museum
Gallen-Kallelan tie 27
02600 Espoo
Finland
Gallen-Kallela Museum
Designed and built by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela (1865-1931), the Tarvaspää Studio Castle presents temporary exhibitions of the art and life of Gallen-Kallela and his contemporaries, as well as contemporary art. The museum offers a wide range of activities and events and serves as a centre of information on Akseli Gallen-Kallela.
Welcome to meet Akseli Gallen-Kallela, an artist who is both familiar and unknown!