When the news about the virus came from China, it was a little worrying. At the end of February and the beginning of March, there was already some discussion about it turning into a pandemic. On March ...

A major exhibition touring Europe argues that modern artists who turned to the dark side were inspired by Gothic art from the Middle Ages. By Nina Siegal Reporting from Helsinki Why did Vincent van ...

Finland’s most popular museum, the Ateneum Art Museum, mostly showcases art from past centuries up to the 1970s. Newer art, meanwhile, is the centrepiece at its sister institution, the Kiasma Museum ...

How did specific pieces of European art influence the practice of contemporary artists across the globe? Why do certain artworks benefit from greater popularity than others? And what role have ...

Helene Schjerfbeck, Girl with Orange, The Baker's Daughter, 1908-1909 in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki. The Ateneum, part of the Finnish National Gallery, has been a brilliant showcase of ...

Helsinki's art museums are enjoying a boom in popularity. At the Ateneum Art Museum, an exhibition of work by Finnish artist Helene Schjerfbeck (1862–1946) has attracted the highest daily visitor ...

The Gothic is always with us. Instead of talking about revivals of this style, we would be better off thinking in terms of the remorseless tread of the undead. Only someone who never sleeps could keep ...

Silent beauty. It’s a phrase that perfectly captures the shared aesthetic of two remote parts of the world. One is the Nordic region – especially Finland and neighbouring Sweden – the other is East ...

The Garden of Death, Hugo Simberg, 1896 Jenni Nurminen / Finnish National Gallery / Ateneum Art Museum In the late 19th century, artists were going goth. Works like Vincent van Gogh’s Head of a ...

Finland is considered one of the leading countries with regard to women’s rights and equality. The country’s first art school was established in the mid-nineteenth century, offering not only art ...

Catalog of an exhibition at the Finnish National Gallery from 20th October 2000-28th January 2001. siris_sil_755070 ...