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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 […]
Eliel Saarinen’s railway station as setting for New Eliel competition
The ongoing architectural competition for the re-development of Asema-aukio and Elielinaukio squares seeks ideas for infill construction in key spaces […]
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 […]
Time Machine 2.0 virtual experience opens in honour of Signe Brander’s anniversary
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of beloved Finnish photographer Signe Brander. To commemorate the occasion, Helsinki City Museum has created a new 2.0 version of the Time Machine virtual experience.
Helsinki City Museum has its third consecutive record-breaking year
In 2018, the museums of the Helsinki City Museum family were visited by a total of 444,898 people. The year […]
CITY MUSEUM THE MOST POPULAR MUSEUM IN 2018
The success story of Finnish museums continues. According to the preliminary information of the Finnish Heritage Agency, professionally maintained museums […]
Habi Kids to celebrate children’s urban culture in 2019
The children’s area at Habitare, Habi Kids, will bring the urban culture of Helsinki and the joy of playing games […]
Special Commendation in the European Museum of the Year Awards
The Helsinki City Museum was awarded a Special Commendation in the international European Museum of the Year competition. The jury […]
Adopt a Monument scheme will expand
The Adopt a Monument scheme will expand to Helsinki in the Uusimaa region where these activities are maintained by the Helsinki City Museum’s cultural environment team.