Kiasma

<h2 id="history">History</h2>

<p>The contemporary art collection began as the Museum of Contemporary Art (<a href="/facts/Finnish_language/lBuEIgs0">Finnish</a>: <i>Nykytaiteen museo</i>) in 1990. In its earliest stages, the collection was housed in <a href="/facts/Ateneum/vWEVo0xv">Ateneum</a>.
</p><p>An <a href="/facts/Architectural_design_competition/EhwFAwEY">architectural design competition</a> to design a building for the contemporary arts museum was held in 1992. The competition was open to architects from the <a href="/facts/Nordic_countries/uaqX7z81">Nordic</a> and <a href="/facts/Baltic_countries/s48uxWb6">Baltic countries</a>, in addition to which four architects or studios from elsewhere were invited to participate, though they were obliged to submit their proposals anonymously: <a href="/facts/Steven_Holl/HeplPjIg">Steven Holl</a> from the US, <a href="/facts/Alvaro_Siza/cCaCUAJf">Alvaro Siza</a> from Portugal, <a href="/facts/Coop_Himmelb(l)au/0JkU5Rnb">Coop Himmelb(l)au</a> from Austria, and <a href="/facts/Kazuo_Shinohara/T7D5f6qW">Kazuo Shinohara</a> from Japan.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:1" href="#fn:1"><sup>1</sup></a> The competition results were announced in 1993, and the winning proposal, titled <i>Chiasma</i> by Steven Holl, was selected from the 516 submitted entries. The design of the building, Finnish-ized as "Kiasma", underwent slight modification during the design process, but nevertheless was regarded as controversial; for instance its close proximity to the equestrian statue of Finnish President <a href="/facts/Carl_Gustaf_Emil_Mannerheim/W6DxQTaI">Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> Construction work began in 1996, and the museum opened in May 1998.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a>
</p><p>The museum attracted 160,000–180,000 visitors per year in 2011–2013.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a>
</p><p>Kiasma was closed for repairs in September 2014 and reopened in March 2015.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a> In 2016, Kiasma attracted over 310,000 visitors.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a>
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<h2 id="collections">Collections</h2>
<p>The collections include works by around 8,000 artists,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> including
Reetta Ahonen,  <a href="/facts/Martti_Aiha/0jgRnSCn">Martti Aiha</a>, Jan van Andersson Aken, Anders Gustaf, <a href="/facts/Antonio_Rotta/sW4EhWjL">Antonio Rotta</a>, <a href="/facts/Bernard_Baron/PafzwsDk">Bernard Baron</a>, Stig Baumgartner, <a href="/facts/Cornelis_Pietersz_Bega/NNrwywX3">Cornelis Pietersz Bega</a>, Erik Snedsbøl, <a href="/facts/Nicolas_Berchem/D2SIAttQ">Nicolas Berchem</a>, <a href="/facts/Honor%25C3%25A9_Daumier/hTQsFPTN">Honoré Daumier</a>, <a href="/facts/Karel_Dujardin/TU5tCB1m">Karel Dujardin</a>, Nunzio Gulino [it], Torger Enckell [fi], Aarne Jämsä [fi], Ismo Kajander [fi], Raimo Kanerva [fi], <a href="/facts/S%25C3%25B8ren_Dahlgaard/v0W2mekP">Søren Dahlgaard</a> and Risto Laakkonen.
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<h2 id="gallery">Gallery</h2>

<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Finnish_National_Gallery/7lKDrtQ8">Finnish National Gallery</a>
<ul><li><a href="/facts/Ateneum/vWEVo0xv">Ateneum</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/Sinebrychoff_Art_Museum/r7v6L9S6">Sinebrychoff Art Museum</a></li></ul></li>
<li><a href="/facts/EMMA_%25E2%2580%2593_Espoo_Museum_of_Modern_Art/mFddLNLu">EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art</a></li>
<li><a href="/facts/List_of_national_galleries/vfKdXfev">List of national galleries</a></li></ul>
<h2 id="further-reading">Further reading</h2>
<ul><li>Nancy Marmer, "Holl's Kiasma Debuts in Helsinki," <i>Art in America,</i> October 1998, p. 35.</li></ul>

<h2 id="external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li><a href="https://kiasma.fi/en/">Official website</a></li></ul>

<h2 id="references">References</h2>

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<li id="fn:1"><p>The Open Nordic/Baltic Design Competition for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki. Architectural Competitions in Finland, 5/1993. <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:2"><p>G. Griffiths, "Steven Holl and His Critics", Ptah, 1/2006. <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:3"><p>"The story of Kiasma". Kiasma. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161015070157/http://www.kiasma.fi/en/kiasma/story-of-kiasma/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20161015070157/http://www.kiasma.fi/en/kiasma/story-of-kiasma/</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:4"><p>Annual Report 2013 (PDF). Finnish National Gallery. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20170529205713/http://www.suomenkansallisgalleria.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/VTM_annual_report_2013_web.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20170529205713/http://www.suomenkansallisgalleria.fi/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/VTM_annual_report_2013_web.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:5"><p>"The story of Kiasma". Kiasma. Archived from the original on 15 October 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2015. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20161015070157/http://www.kiasma.fi/en/kiasma/story-of-kiasma/" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20161015070157/http://www.kiasma.fi/en/kiasma/story-of-kiasma/</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:6"><p>"Kiasma Archive: 2015". Kiasma. Retrieved 15 May 2018. <a href="https://kiasma.fi/arkisto/?cat=24&lang=en/" target="_blank">https://kiasma.fi/arkisto/?cat=24&lang=en/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:7"><p>"Annual Reports • Finnish National Gallery". www.kansallisgalleria.fi. Retrieved 2018-06-14. <a href="https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/tietoa-kansallisgalleriasta/vuosikertomukset/" target="_blank">https://www.kansallisgalleria.fi/en/tietoa-kansallisgalleriasta/vuosikertomukset/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
<li id="fn:8"><p>"Kiasma - Kiasma Collections". kiasma.fi. Retrieved 2018-06-14. <a href="https://kiasma.fi/en/collections/" target="_blank">https://kiasma.fi/en/collections/</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li>
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