Amos Rex
Amos Rex is an art museum named after the publisher and arts patron Amos Anderson and located in Lasipalatsi, on Mannerheimintie boulevard in Helsinki, Finland. It opened in 2018 and rapidly reached international popularity, attracting more than 10,000 visitors in a matter of weeks.[1]
Art Museum | |
Director | Kai Kartio |
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Website | amosrex |
History
In 2013, the museum announced plans to build a subterranean annex under the
The new annex was designed by JKMM Architects, whose other works include the Turku Main Library and the Finnish pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai World Expo.[4][5]
The construction of the new museum started in January 2016[6] and it opened to the public in August 2018.[7]
Exhibitions
Massless, the first exhibition at the Amos Rex museum, was created by the Japanese collective teamLab. It consisted of a colourful, immersive interactive art exhibition. Viewers were encouraged to interact and explore with the surroundings, generating different visual results.
Amos Anderson Art Museum, 1965-2017
The Amos Anderson Art Museum (Finnish: Amos Andersonin taidemuseo, Swedish: Amos Andersons konstmuseum) is an art museum in Helsinki. It is the largest private art museum in Finland.[8] The museum is currently situated on Yrjönkatu, with a subterranean annex, known as Amos Rex, built beneath Lasipalatsi.
History
The museum was founded by
Amos Andersonin taidemuseo Amos Andersons konstmuseum | |
Established | 1965 |
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Location | Helsinki, Finland |
Coordinates | 60°10′06″N 24°56′14″E / 60.16833°N 24.93722°E |
Type | Art museum |
Director | Kai Kartio |
Website | amosanderson |
Collections and exhibitions
The Amos Anderson Art Museum's collections include primarily
The museum arranges 8–12 exhibitions a year.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Amos Rex Museum Is Helsinki's New Homegrown Star". Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ^ "New Amos Anderson Art Museum confirmed". Yle Uutiset. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Green light for new Amos Anderson Art Museum". Yle Uutiset. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Amos Anderson museum plans unveiled". Yle Uutiset. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Frilander, Aino (21 January 2015). "Arkkitehtitoimisto JKMM". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Peltola, Satu-Lotta (12 January 2016). "Uudesta Amos Andersonin taidemuseosta Amos Rex". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Sneak a peek at Helsinki's new subterranean museum Amos Rex". Yle Uutiset. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Museum introduction". Amos Anderson Art Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
- ^ "Welcome to Luckan!". Luckan (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Meet new people and help each other". www.helsinkitimes.fi. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
- ^ "Luckan vill vara mer än en biljettlucka – öppnar på nytt ställe i Helsingfors". www.hbl.fi. Retrieved 28 September 2019.