Gallery sights in Finland
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Taidemuseo
The Taidemuseo is in a large 19th-century merchants' mansion. It contains the collection of the portly Karl Herman Renlund (1850-1908), a shopworker who made good and left his art collection for the benefit of 'students and the working class'. He tipped the scales at 160kg when he died, but his collection is less heavyweight, although a Victor Westerholm canvas depicting the savage beauty of the Voikkaa rapids is memorable.
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Imatran Taidemuseo
Just south of the bus and train stations, in the same building as the library, the town art gallery is worthwhile. Most of the space is taken up with good temporary exhibitions, but the permanent collection includes a pensive young violinist by Eero Järnefelt, and a Gallen-Kallela watercolour of the rapids in 1893, which gives an idea of what they were once like.
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Kaapelitehdas
The sprawling Kaapelitehdas once manufactured sea cable and later became Nokia’s main factory until the 1980s. It’s now a bohemian cultural centre featuring studios, galleries, concerts, and theatre and dance performances. Take tram 8, bus 15, 20, 21V, 65A or 66A, or the metro to the Ruoholahti stop; it’s off Porkkalankatu.
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VB Valokuvakeskus
Excellent summer exhibitions grace the Photographic Centre, devoted to Victor Barsokevitsch, one of the pioneers of Finnish photography. His studio is now a gallery, but there are enough old cameras and photos to call this a museum. In the garden you can enjoy a coffee in summer and check out the camera obscura.
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Kuopion Taidemuseo
The art museum features mostly modern art in temporary exhibitions, but also displays permanent works. Look out for paintings by the local artist Juho Rissanen (1873–1950), whose realistic portraits of Finnish working people were a contrast to the prevalent Romanticism of the time.
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Aineen Taidemuseo
Attractive modern Aineen Taidemuseo gallery features a private collection of Veli Aine, a local business tycoon. It features Finnish art from the 19th and 20th centuries as well as decent temporary exhibitions, and has a good cafe.
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Art Galleries
Hanko is quite an artistic community, and there are some half a dozen Art Galleries scattered around town, including changing exhibitions in the town hall. The tourist office has all the details of current exhibitions.
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Jetty Barracks Gallery
Next to the main quay, the distinctive pink Jetty Barracks Gallery is one of the best-preserved remaining buildings of the Russian era, and now has various exhibitions.
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Tikanoja Art Gallery
Tikanoja Art Gallery features a strong international collection, including work by artists such as Degas, Gauguin, Matisse and Picasso.
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Wäinö Aaltonen Museum
Wäinö Aaltonen Museum displays sculptures by the famous artist, with temporary exhibitions of contemporary and experimental art.
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Tyko Art Gallery
Housed in the Nurmes-talo building is the free Tyko Art Gallery with changing monthly exhibitions.
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