Amos Rex

About the museum

Amos Rex is an art museum in central Helsinki beside the Lasipalatsi (Glass Palace), which opened in 2018. The museum lies largely underground beneath Lasipalatsi Square, and the concrete mounds rising from the square are a trademark of the building. The museum is connected to the Bio Rex cinema. The project was financed entirely by the owner, the Föreningen Konstsamfundet (Konstsamfundet Society).

The museum’s predecessor, the Amos Anderson Art Museum, operated from 1965 to 2017 in the residential building on Yrjönkatu completed in 1913. The publisher and art lover Amos Anderson had stipulated in his will that his home should become a museum. He died in 1961, and the Konstsamfundet he founded set up the present museum and still maintains it.

The collection focuses on Finnish art of the 20th and 21st centuries and comprises about 6,000 works: paintings, sculptures, photographs, textiles, furniture, glass and ceramics. The oldest works come from the Anderson collection, and the museum is also known for European sacred art. Recent acquisitions have focused on new and contemporary art. All the exhibition spaces are on the lower ground floor.

Highlights

• Museum built beneath Lasipalatsi Square with its concrete domes
• Collection of about 6,000 works of Finnish art from the 20th and 21st centuries
• Lasten Amos Rex (Children’s Amos Rex) programmes for children
• All exhibition spaces on one step-free level
• Bio Rex cinema in the same complex

Founded

2018

Operated by

Föreningen Konstsamfundet (Amos Andersons Fond)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Helsinki Day and the evening of the Taiteiden yö (Night of the Arts) are free of charge.

Adult online ticket €20, at the door €22. The Museokortti gives free admission, and the card can be bought or renewed at the museum. Free admission also for, among others, holders of the Helsinki Card, ICOM, CIMAM and press cards, personal assistants, war veterans and crisis management veterans, members of the Taiteilijaseura (Artists’ Association), holders of a Ukrainian passport or identity card, asylum seekers, upper secondary school groups and other second-level groups, and rehabilitation and therapy groups. Group enquiries: booking@amosrex.fi.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The step-free entrance is on the Lasipalatsi Square side (automatic doors, no threshold). All the exhibition spaces are on floor −1, without stairs or thresholds. There are two spacious lifts in the foyer. Accessible toilets are on the exhibition floor. A lightweight wheelchair can be borrowed, and there are benches and stools for loan in the exhibition spaces. Ear protectors can be requested from staff. Service and guide dogs are welcome. Bio Rex is not entirely step-free.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly

The Lasten Amos Rex programme is aimed at children and families. Pushchairs may be taken into the exhibition spaces, and a few pushchair spaces are available; the breastfeeding room is nearby. Eating is permitted only in the foyer areas.

Getting there & parking

There are bicycle racks on Lasipalatsi Square.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Amos Rex Shop sells Finnish design, prints, books and art publications. Large bags and umbrellas are left in lockers; a small bag or rucksack (at most 30 × 20 × 50 cm) may be taken into the exhibition spaces. Because of the wooden floors, hard-soled shoes may not be worn; indoor shoes can be brought along or slippers borrowed.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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