Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
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Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art is a prominent contemporary art museum in Helsinki, Finland, known for its striking modern architecture and focus on Finnish and international contemporary art.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art canonical | 2 |
| Finnish National Gallery | 1 |
| House of Culture, Helsinki | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art museum
ⓘ
contemporary art museum ⓘ cultural institution ⓘ |
| architect |
Mikko Summanen
ⓘ
Steven Holl Architects ⓘ
surface form:
Steven Holl
|
| architecturalStyle |
contemporary architecture
ⓘ
modern architecture ⓘ |
| buildingMaterial |
concrete
ⓘ
glass ⓘ steel ⓘ |
| category |
Art museums and galleries in Finland
ⓘ
Contemporary art galleries in Europe ⓘ Museums in Helsinki ⓘ |
| city | Helsinki ⓘ |
| collectionFocus |
Finnish contemporary art
ⓘ
international contemporary art ⓘ |
| collectionType | contemporary art ⓘ |
| country | Finland ⓘ |
| hasExhibitionType |
permanent collection displays
ⓘ
temporary exhibitions ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
auditorium
ⓘ
café ⓘ education spaces ⓘ museum shop ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to present and collect contemporary art
ⓘ
to promote contemporary art to the public ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://kiasma.fi ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Finnish ⓘ Swedish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Helsinki
ⓘ
Helsinki city centre cultural area ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki city centre
Kamppi district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Helsinki Central railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Helsinki Central Railway Station
Mannerheimintie ⓘ Parliament House, Helsinki ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament House of Finland
|
| namedAfter | kiasma (optical term “chiasma”) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
curved, sculptural façade
ⓘ
natural light–filled interior spaces ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| operator | Finnish National Gallery ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Finnish National Gallery ⓘ |
| partOf | Finnish National Gallery ⓘ |
| region | Uusimaa ⓘ |
| roleInCity | major cultural landmark of Helsinki ⓘ |
| roleInCountry | key institution for contemporary art in Finland ⓘ |
| streetAddress | Mannerheiminaukio 2 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Finnish National Gallery
this entity surface form:
House of Culture, Helsinki