COLLECTION exhibition A Question of Time

In the spring 2023 we will reopen to the questions of our time. Our collection exhibition A Question of Time reflects on the major questions of our time through art. The exhibition also offers fresh perspectives into Finland’s oldest and most extensive art collection and how it was built. The new collection display opens on 14 April 2023.

  • Permanent exhibition
2nd floor
Tickets: with a museum ticket
Photo of a painting Redbearded Moor by artist Reidar Särestöniemi.
Reidar Särestöniemi: Redbearded Moor (1970). Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum. Photo: Finnish National Gallery / Hannu Pakarinen.

One exhibition, four topical themes

The new collection exhibition entitled A Question of Time contributes to the public debate of our century through four themes: The Age of Nature, Images of a People, Modern Life and Art and Power.

Alongside the iconic, beloved classics of the Finnish artistic canon, the new exhibition also features more rarely seen works.

A Question of Time will remain open for several years with regular updates over time.

The exhibition is curated by Timo Huusko, Chief Curator; Marja Sakari, Museum Director; Mariia Niskavaara, doctoral researcher; Anne-Maria Pennonen, Curator; Anu Utriainen Senior Researcher and Curator; and Hanne Selkokari, Curator.

Artworks at the exhibition

  • In the photo Mrs. Lydia Keirkner is standing dressed in a fur cloak.
  • In the painting, a young naked woman is lying on a colorful blanket with a smile on her face.
  • The work depicts logs swimming in a blue river.
  • In the photo, young Tove Jansson stands with her hands on her hips.
  • The work depicts the burning of the Brushwood. In the middle of the picture a young girl is looking towards.
  • The picture shows a vase with dish brushes resembling sunflowers.
  • In the picture there is a field where black shocks are standing.
  • The picture shows a sculpture of a shopping cart with a small child.
  • The picture shows an elderly woman leaning on her left hand.
  • A modern picture of a man with glasses in a suit.
  • A picture of Pigs and Magpies