Finnish design and architecture deserve an internationally appealing building that invites visitors to enjoy new experiences, discussions and to discover new perspectives.
The new Museum for Architecture and Design will offer a setting for Finnish design and architecture and international dialogue.
The new museum building will enable the realisation of current content and services. New technologies will make them accessible to the whole world.
By the sea, in the heart of the city
The new museum will be situated on Helsinki’s seafront, in the South Harbour’s Makasiiniranta district. Together with the Market Square, the Old Market Hall and the re-developed Makasiiniranta area, the museum will be part of a vivid, open and walkable city centre.
A design competition for the museum building was launched in April 2024. The competition runs in two phases, with the results being announced in September 2025. The new museum of architecture and design is planned to open in 2030.
Both the City of Helsinki and the State of Finland have conditionally committed to backing the new museum with equal donations. So far, three private foundations (The Jane and Aatos Erkko Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation and the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland) have joined the project.
The museum will be a one-of-a-kind museum of the highest international standard, and it will carry out the duties of a memory organisation wisely and responsibly.
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