Kirpilä Art Collection
Illustration — Kirpilä Art Collection The Kirpilä Art Collection (Taidekoti Kirpilä, Konsthemmet Kirpilä) is an art museum in Helsinki. The museum contains the art collection of medical doctor Juhani Kirpilä (1931–1988) and is located in his former home, an apartment in Helsinki. It opened in 1992 and contains Finnish art from the 19th century to the 1970s.
Kirpilä Art Collection
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- 1992.
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- Finland.
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Illustration — Kirpilä Art Collection The Kirpilä Art Collection (Taidekoti Kirpilä, Konsthemmet Kirpilä) is an art museum in Helsinki. The museum contains the art collection of medical doctor Juhani Kirpilä (1931–1988) and is located in his former home, an apartment in Helsinki. It opened in 1992 and contains Finnish art from the 19th century to the 1970s.
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Among the artists represented in the collection are Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Ellen Thesleff, Eero Nelimarkka, Åke Mattas, Wäinö Aaltonen and Kain Tapper. The museum is owned and maintained by the Finnish Cultural Foundation.
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1777
Kirpilä Art Collection is recorded at coordinates 60.1777, 24.9270.
1992
Kirpilä Art Collection established.
1992
Kirpilä Art Collection is recorded from 1992.
1992
Kirpilä Art Collection was established or created in 1992.
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The circumstances in which Kirpilä Art Collection stands. Recorded at coordinates 60.1777, 24.9270. Established or created in 1992. Recorded as art museum. Located at Etu-Töölö. Situated in Finland. Collection lies within Helsinki.
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