NEWS
NOW
THE FAIRYTALES OF
CARL-HENNING PEDERSEN 7.9.2024–26.1.2025
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Birds, suns, ships in the sky and fairytale castles: the fantasy imagery of Danish artist Carl-Henning Pedersen (1913–2007) will take over the museum in autumn 2024. Pedersen, who had a long career, was one of the most important artists of Danish modernism. He also belonged to the important international CoBrA group. The Fairytales of Carl-Henning Pedersen brings together key themes from Pedersen's career in the most comprehensive exhibition of the artist's work in Finland.
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Free admission on Fri, 6 December from 11 am to 6 pm.
NEWS
The Fairytales of Carl-Henning Pedersen
7.9.2024–26.1.2025
Opening hours
Tue–Sun 11–18
Mon closed
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Free admission to the museum on Finland's Independence Day, Friday 6 December
from 11 am to 6 pm.
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Public guided tours to the exhibition in English on the first Saturday of each month at 12 noon.​
MUSEUM, ARCHITECTURE, SCULPTURE PARK
The Didrichsen Art Museum was born out of the love for art. The modern building was designed by architect Viljo Revell and it is located by the sea on Kuusisaari island in western Helsinki. The museum is surrounded by a sculpture park that is open for public during the museum's operating hours.
EXHIBITIONS AND COLLECTIONS
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« We hope that our museum will remain the home of everything beautiful: art, architecture, nature and music and that it will give others as much joy as it has given us »
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– Marie-Louise and Gunnar Didrichsen, 1968
Pictured: The Didrichsen family in Villa Didrichsen's library
VISIT
DIDRICHSEN ART MUSEUM
Kuusilahdenkuja 1
00340, Helsinki
010 2193 970 / office(at)didrichsenmuseum.fi
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