Kiasma

Also known as Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma, Finnish for chiasma, alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl. Kiasma is part of the Finnish National Gallery, and it is responsible for the gallery's contemporary art collection. Its mission is to showcase contemporary art and celebrate the art od our time.

Key facts

Museum.name: Kiasma
Museum.image: Kiasmamodernartmuseum.JPG
Museum.caption: The northern side of the Kiasma building
Museum.map_type: Finland Helsinki (mainland)#Finland
Museum.map_caption: The location of the museum in Helsinki
Museum.former_name: Museum of Contemporary Art ()
Museum.established: (Museum of Contemporary Art) (opening of Kiasma building)
Museum.location: Helsinki, Finland
Museum.type: Art museum
Museum.collections: Contemporary art
Museum.visitors: 295,000 (2017)
Museum.director: Leevi Haapala
Museum.owner: Finnish National Gallery

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History
Collections
Gallery
See also
Further reading
References
External links

==History== thumb|150px|Under construction in Autumn 1996 thumb|150px|Nearly complete in Autumn 1997, with the now-demolished VR warehouses on the northern side The contemporary art collection began as the Museum of Contemporary Art () in 1990. In its earliest stages, the collection was housed in Ateneum.

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