Kemi Art Museum ( Finnish. Kemin taidemuseo ) is a museum located in the city of Tornio ( Finland ) and representing the special art of Lapland.
| Kemi Art Museum | |
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| fin. Kemin taidemuseo | |
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| Established | 1947 |
| Address |  Finland , Kemi , Takalonkatu 3 |
| Director | Kari Silvennoinen |
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Museum Building
The Kemi Art Museum is located in the cultural center of Kemi, where not only the premises of the Art Museum are located, but also the objects of the Kemi City Theater, the main library of the city, Kivalo College and the Lapland Maritime Music Institute. The section of the building, dedicated to the art museum of the Kemi Cultural Center, built in three stages, was completed in 1977 along with the premises reserved for the Commercial College. The museum completely moved to its current premises in the second half of 1990. The museum is located on the market square at Marina Takalonkatu 3. [1]
History
Kemi Art Museum is the oldest art museum in Northern Finland. [2] The collection of his collection began in 1947 with a collection of works of art donated to the museum by lecturer Ape Rantaniemi, which included Finnish works of the 1910s and 1920s, such as Albert Edelfelt, Axeli Gallen-Kallela, Pekka Halonen, Eero Nelimarka , Marcus Colleen, Tyko Sullinen, Ellen Tesleff and the work of Magnus Enkell. [3] Initially, the collection was to be supplemented so that acquisitions of works of art were made through donations. Currently, the main focus of acquisitions at the Kemi Art Museum is the development of contemporary art of the district.
In 2007, the museum's collections included about 2156 works.
Notes
- ↑ ”2. Museoiden toiminta 2013 ”, Museotilasto 2013, s. 36. Museovirasto, 2014. ISSN 1239-4149 (Painettu) / ISSN 1798-4572 (Verkkojulkaisu).
- ↑ KEMIN TAIDEMUSEO
- ↑ Virpi Hauru ja Helka Ketonen: Valtakunnallinen taidekokoelmaprojekti. Väliraportti 12/01/2003. Valtion taidemuseo, Taidemuseoalan kehittämisyksikkö KEHYS. Viitattu 10/26/2008.