Exhibitions
1.2. –27.4.2025
Art from Home
Art from Home presents, for the first time, the dearest art treasures from homes across Central Finland. The exhibition features family heirlooms and artworks that have accompanied people through the joys and sorrows of life, including both self-made works and acquisitions from professional artists. The exhibition also includes stories and memories related to the artworks, shared by their owners. The works featured in the exhibition were selected from over 240 submissions by a jury of 40 dedicated volunteers.
Upcoming
Gallery 7.2.–27.4.2025
Timeless Beauty
The works by beloved Finnish artists from the late 19th and early 20th centuries open a window into the era's depiction of women as models and muses, as well as the rise of women artists. Highlights of the exhibition include famous paintings by Helene Schjerfbeck and Albert Edelfelt, typically only viewable at Jyväskylä City Hall. Alongside these are selected contemporary art works.
17.5. –7.9.2025
Whose Nature?
In this exhibition, well known photographers consider new ways of being and connecting with nature through interspecies relationships. Whose Nature? challenges us to enhance our observational relationship with nature and to activate our empathy for the environment. The exhibition includes work by forest defenders Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo awarded with the State Award, for their information disclosure. In addition, the exhibition will show works by Harri Heinonen, Marko Hämäläinen, Sanna Kannisto, Juha Suonpää and Heikki Willamo along with Julia Kemppinen, Kikka Niittynen and Pekka Niittynen.
Gallery 17.5. –7.9.2025
Jonna Suurhasko – Dribble of Being
Jonna Suurhasko (1980 Pieksämäki) is a Jyväskylä based installation artist who creates artificial ecosystems for species of flora. Suurhasko’s work deals with systems for sustaining life found in the wild. The central elements of the meditative exhibition Dribble of Being, are flowing water and live vegetation.
20.9.2025–11.1.2026
17. Graphica Creativa Print Triennial – Dreaming Is Seeing
Through the realms of dreams and imagination, we gain new perspectives on the world, open paths to alternate futures and see familiar things in a new light. What possibilities unfold when we dare to dream? Celebrating its 50th anniversary, the international print triennial brings a diverse showcase of contemporary art and historical insights to Jyväskylä. Making its debut at the Triennial, the interdisciplinary work FLOS – Arctic Flowers by Vappu Rossi, Tuomas Norvio, Aino Peltomaa, and Ensemble Gamut! offers a unique synthesis of art and performances.
Jyväskylä Art Museum
Kauppakatu 23
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taidemuseo[at]jyvaskyla.fi
Open Tue-Sun 11am-6pm
Closed on Mondays
Exceptions in opening hours
Admission fees 2025
Entry fee 10 € / 8 € / 6 € /0 €
Free entry for visitors aged under 24 years
Free admission with Museum Card