Does it feel familiar? – Photographs of everyday life in Finland

7.2.–20.5.

Address

Cable Factory, Tallberginkatu 1 G, Helsinki

Opening hours

Tue–Sun 11–18, Wed 11–20, Mon closed

Tickets

10 € / 5 € / free admission with Museokortti and for under 18-year-olds

7.2.–20.5.

Heidi Piiroinen: The Invisibles – Story of a Beggar Family

For 10 years, photographer Heidi Piiroinen and journalist, author Kimmo Oksanen have been following the life of Romanian Mihaela Stoica and her family and siblings in Finland, Romania, Greece, Estonia and France. Through the personal story of Mihaela, the exhibition deals with larger societal issues and the phenomenon of Romanian people leaving their homes and becoming street beggars in Western Europe.

23.3.–3.6.

Ian Waelder: Who would be interested in an empty parking lot?

In his art, Ian Waelder examines skateboard and youth culture and their forms of reproducibility through film, photography or sound. In this exhibition, none of the images on view are originally taken by Waelder, but are reframings and edits of images taken from films, magazines and books that are influential in the skateboarding culture.

Opening hours, admission, location

The Finnish Museum of Photography is located at Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas) in Ruoholahti, Helsinki. We are open Tue–Sun 11am – 6pm, Wed 11am – 8pm, Mon closed. Admission 10 / 5 / 0 €.

PARALLEL Open Call 2018

PARALLEL is a European platform that brings together artists, curators and institutions working with photography.

The project is now looking for 30 new artists and 8 new curators working with photography/new media/visual arts for its 2nd cycle (between June 2018 and September 2019). The selected participants will take part in one of the most innovative creative processes going from scratch to the exhibition.

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About the museum

General information

The Finnish Museum of Photography is Finland's national specialized museum for photography. Through exhibitions, collection management, research, education and a wide range of public and community programmes, the museum strives to promote and foster photographic art and culture in Finland. Founded on the initiative of Finnish photography organizations, the museum opened its doors in 1969.

Collections

There are over 2 million photographs in our collections. Have a closer look at some of the images!

About the museum

Project Space

The Project Space is intended for exhibitions and projects that use photography or other lens-based media as tools for art or research. The space shows stimulating exhibitions by both fresh talents and more established artists. NB! The museum will not organize an open call in 2018 due to the upcoming construction work at Cable Factory. The museum's exhibition spaces will be partially closed in 2019.

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