Press conference on 12 April at 11:00: The Ateneum’s new collection exhibition A Question of Time

The press conference will be opened by the director of the Ateneum, Marja Sakari, who will discuss the new collection exhibition, and how it was conceived and put together.

Through its choice of themes, A Question of Time participates in current 21st-century debate around today’s burning issues. Each theme will be presented by the curator behind it: the chief curator Timo Huusko (Images of a People), the doctoral researcher Mariia Niskavaara (The Age of Nature), the curator of exhibitions Anne-Maria Pennonen (The Age of Nature), the senior researcher Anu Utriainen (Modern Life), and the curator of collections Hanne Selkokari (Art and Power).

The event will be in Finnish.Please register for the event by 6 April 2023.
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The Ateneum opens up to the questions of our time

A Question of Time will replace the Ateneum Art Museum’s previous collection exhibition, Stories of Finnish Art, which opened in 2016.

“Our previous collection exhibition was spectacular and diverse. However, in a rapidly changing world, we wanted to approach our collection from a different angle”, says the director of the Ateneum, Marja Sakari.

The new exhibition aims to challenge the way in which the collection of the Finnish National Gallery has traditionally been viewed. The themes that run through different eras and the exceptional juxtapositions in the presentation provide a starting point for this reinterpretation. There are questions ringing in the background. How has the collection been built up over the years? How can it still be a collection for everyone?

“To understand our part in this time, we must take a look through the ages: past, present, and future. The Ateneum collection exhibition, which includes works dating back as far as the 18th century, offers a unique opportunity to do just this. I hope that the exhibition will bring people together and encourage a joint discussion”, says Sakari.

The planning of the collection exhibition has been guided by transparency and the enhancementof the curatorial process through discussions with both Ateneum’s own staff and external contributors. In addition to the beloved and familiar classics, the collection exhibition will include a number of works that have rarely or never been seen in the Ateneum exhibition galleries.

The Ateneum Art Museum has been closed for about a year due to a ventilation renovation. The opening of the exhibition A Question of Time will coincide with the reopening of the museum, on Friday 14 April.

Arrival
(Entrance to the press conference only through the main doors. Address: Kaivokatu 2, 00100 Helsinki)

Opening hours
Tue–Fri 10:00–20:30 | Sat, Sun 10:00–17:00 | Mon closed

Admission fees
Normal admission fee €20 | Concessions €12 | 18–24-year-olds €12 | Under 18-year-olds free of charge

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