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Hiekka Art Museum
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When:
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Tue, Wed, Thu, and Sun only
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Where:
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Hiekka Art Museum
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| Costs: |
€5; students & seniors €3; under 7s free
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| Opening Hours: |
Tue 3pm-6pm; Wed 3pm-7pm; Thu 3pm-6pm; Sun 12pm-3pm; closed Fri, Sat & Mon
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The Hiekka Art Museum is named after its founder Kustaa Hiekka, a highly esteemed goldsmith in the Finnish jewellery industry. The collections include paintings and furniture as well as 17th-20th century gold and silver objects.
The collection is made up of almost 400 pieces of art, mainly Finnish art from the 1850's until today. The Biedermeyer period is represented by the works of Ferdinand von Wright, and the era of romantic landscapes by paintings of Berndt Lindholm and Hjalmar Munsterhjelm. The works of Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Albert Edelfelt, Eero Järnefelt, Pekka Halonen and Hugo Simberg, on the other hand, represent the so-called golden period of Finnish art.
A more internationalist viewpoint of the early 20th century is reflected in the works of Magnus Enckell, Yrjö Ollila, Mikko Oinonen, Tyko Sallinen and Ilmari Aalto, all of whom used a brighter palette. Local flavour is added to the collection by works of various artists from Tampere, such as Gabriel Engberg, Kaarlo Vuori, Lennu Juvela, Tauno Hämeranta, Kauko Salmi and Marra Lampi.
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