Welcome to experience the magical nature of art at the KUMMA's Magical exhibition! Magical is KUMMA's interpretation of magical realism, where wonder and marvel, the play of proportions, fairy tales, and mysticism meet reality. Magical dives into wondrous and mythical worlds. The exhibition takes
The Kuopio Art Museum Is Now KUMMA
The Kuopio Art Museum Is Now KUMMA
The Kuopio Art Museum is stepping into a new era by adopting the name KUMMA. The name reflects the museum's bold and open-minded approach to art and museum activities, as well as its desire to offer visitors unique and surprising experiences. The new name KUMMA will be officially adopted on April
Mari Halonen: The best thing is Freedom, the scariest is the Darkness 11.4.–8.6.2025
Mari Halonen: The best thing is Freedom, the scariest is the Darkness 11.4.–8.6.2025
The drawings in this exhibition are based on Halonen´s experiences as a community artist working with the elderly. In her works, Halonen explores aging on both a societal and personal level. Throughout her life and career, Halonen has met hundreds of elderly people. She has visited homes, assisted
The Great Teddy Bear Search: We are looking for teddy bears to be part of an artwork
The Great Teddy Bear Search: We are looking for teddy bears to be part of an artwork
Is there a lonely teddy bear lounging in your closet, longing for companionship? Give your teddy bear a new life and an opportunity for adventure in an artwork. The Kuopio Art Museum invites all city residents to donate their teddy bears for the Great Teddy Bear Search. The teddy bears will become
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with art!
Come celebrate Valentine’s Day with art!
What better way to spend time with a friend than having a nice chat? Well, chatting about art, of course! The art museum offers a perfect opportunity for this with the Colourist's Visit - Works from the Martti Airio Collection exhibition. On Valentine’s Day, Friday, February 14th, you can bring a
The Colourist’s Visit – Works from the Martti Airio Collection 7.2.–27.4.2025
The Colourist’s Visit – Works from the Martti Airio Collection 7.2.–27.4.2025
Welcome to explore the impressive art collection of Martti Airio (1890–1973), which is on display at the Kuopio art museum’s The Colourist's Visit exhibition from February 7 to April 27 2025. The exhibition showcases Airio’s carefully curated art collection, reflecting his deep love for art. The
Veera Rajamo: Wife – an ordinary great love story 7.2.-6.4.2025
Veera Rajamo: Wife – an ordinary great love story 7.2.-6.4.2025
Veera Rajamo’s exhibition Wife - an ordinary great love story focuses on love and everyday life. GalleriA presents Rajamo’s thirteen photographic works whose main character is her own wife. Veera Rajamo has collected wedding dresses and dreamt of a wife; finding a wife and becoming a wife for
Markku-Jussi Komulainen: Selling as Art – A Secular Iconostasis 5.12.2024–2.2.2025
Markku-Jussi Komulainen: Selling as Art – A Secular Iconostasis 5.12.2024–2.2.2025
The act of selling and buying is a fundamentally human behavior that we engage in daily. I am often asked: What is the value of your painting, and can you guarantee its value will last? After pondering this question for ten years, I decided to answer it in the form of an art exhibition. I have