An open, international design competition has been launched to to find a feasible design solution and a design team for a new museum building on a site in Helsinki’s South Harbour.
This section contains our most recent articles and Design Museum’s blog.
You can read the latest information about the New Museum of Architecture and Design that is being planned from the project´s webpage.
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Kaarina Gould Honored with the Order of the White Rose of Finland, First Class Knight
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Architecture and Design Museum Helsinki Unveils a New Side of Tove Jansson in Autumn 2025
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Alvar Aalto Medal 2024 goes to Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee
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The First Stage of the Design Competition for the New Museum of Architecture and Design Has Concluded – An Online Gallery of Submissions Will Be Published on 12 September
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Open, International Competition Launched for the New Museum of Architecture and Design
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City of Helsinki Announces Funding for New Museum of Architecture and Design
Read moreAn international design competition for the new museum building will be launched in April.
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New company established to continue the missions of the Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum
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The travelling Iittala exhibition by the Design Museum will open in Japan
Read moreThe travelling exhibition by the Design Museum is the first exhibition on Iittala’s design products in Japan.
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Alusta pavilion
Read moreAlusta pavilion, built on the courtyard of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, will be open for public from June 2022 to October 2023.
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Aalto University and Design Museum Helsinki harness digital tools in EU project
Read moreThe goal of the EU SPICE project is to utilize digital technology to promote social cohesion, participation, and inclusion through engagement with cultural heritage.
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Exhibition Future Objects Chosen as the Winner of the Design Club Open Call
Read moreThe exhibition Future Objects is based on Sitra’s study on Weak Signals. The foresight specialists have identified and interpreted surprising phenomena and outlined their possible effects in the future. The study will be published in January 2022. The exhibition opens at the Helsinki Design Week on September 9, 2022.
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Makasiiniranta’s international competition entries published
Read moreThe competition entries of the international quality and concept competition for the Makasiiniranta area at the South Harbour are now available for viewing and comments on the Voice your opinion -online service.
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Project leader Kaarina Gould: Museums can play a significant role in public discussion
Read moreKaarina Gould has taken up her duties as Project Director for the new architecture and design museum. In this newsletter interview, she expresses her thoughts on the museum project and museums of the future, reflecting on the International Museum Day that is celebrating today. The theme for this year’s International Museum Day is “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine.”
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Design Museum´s Open Call on the hunt for new knowledge
Read moreThe next Design Club Open Call for exhibitions is now open! This time the Design Museum is looking for entries that study the theme of knowledge and information through the lens of design. Send us your proposal for an exhibition at our Gallery in fall 2022.
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Helsinki, Finland Announce Next Steps for Planning a New Museum for Architecture and Design
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Design Museum's updated programme for 2021
Read moreThe whole exhibition programme for 2021
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Design Museum’s next year's exhibition will feature the beloved Finnish design classic Iittala
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The new Architecture and Design Museum progresses towards realization in Helsinki
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Design Museum’s new exhibitions will open on 1st June 2020
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Blog: Museums in the Process of Change
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