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Voluntary sex work highlighted as a museum exhibition theme for the first time in Finland
The Helsinki City Museum’s new exhibition Hoes – Voices in Sex Work presents Helsinki from the perspective of sex work. […]
300 years of the Sederholm family in Helsinki
The City Museum goes back to the 1700s by celebrating the Sederholm family who settled in Helsinki 300 years ago. […]
Never-before-seen colour photographs of Helsinki from the 1950s to the 1970s
Helsinki City Museum will publish the ‘Helsinki Väreissä’ (Helsinki in colour) photograph book edited by Satu Savia on 28 September […]
Take part in a survey – Helsinki City Museum is collecting Afro-Finns’ experiences
The Helsinki City Museum is surveying stories and experiences of Afro-Finnish persons’ youth in Helsinki. The answers will be used […]
Bröyerism returns – The forgotten art of ‘poetry dance’ returns on stage
This year marks the 125th anniversary of the birth of dance artist Martta Bröyer. To celebrate the occasion, Helsinki City […]
Leena Arkio-Laine, long-time director of the City Museum, has passed away
The long-time director of the City Museum, Leena Arkio-Laine (1942–2022), has passed away after a brief illness. She served as […]
Honorable mention for Ivan Timiriasew book in Iittala’s national art book competition
The best art books of 2021 were awarded at the Hämeenlinna main library on 11 June 2022. The book Ivan […]
New Helsinki City Museum exhibition shows what insanity feels like
The Broken – A Shattered Mind exhibition, opening at the Helsinki City Museum on 22 April 2022, showcases the drawings, […]
‘Streets of Crime and Love’ takes you to Kallio as seen on film
Dozens of films and TV series have been filmed north of the Pitkäsilta Bridge in Helsinki for over a century. […]
Refurbished Helsinki Tram Museum is now open
The refurbished Tram Museum is now even more interesting for children and families, not forgetting tram fans of all ages. […]