Beloved classics and striking contemporary artworks can be seen once more in the Tampere Art Museum’s spring exhibition.
After the exhibition closes, the museum will shut its doors for approximately four years due to a major renovation and new construction project.

The collection exhibition Encore! offers audiences a unique opportunity to experience works by significant classical artists alongside compelling contemporary art.

Spanning all three floors of the museum, the extensive exhibition presents works from the collections of the Tampere Art Museum and the City of Tampere by nearly 90 artists, ranging from the 1810s to the 2020s. On display are paintings, sculptures, prints, photography, and media art. For the first time, a substantial selection of works from Tampere City Hall is also publicly accessible. The exhibition moves from the moonlit landscapes of the early Golden Age by Hjalmar Munsterhjelm to recent acquisitions in contemporary art, including Kim Simonsson’s moss girl.

The exhibition narrative is built around central themes in Finnish art. The upper floors focus on popular subjects of the 19th and 20th centuries—such as landscapes, rural life, depictions of the people, Kalevala interpretations, portraits, still lifes, and urban scenes—presented in dialogue with contemporary works. The ground floor highlights contemporary art that explores human relationships, encounters, and solitude.

Classic artists in the exihibition:

Wäinö Aaltonen, Märta Ahrenberg, Joseph Alanen, Hugo Backmansson, Adolf von Becker, Mikko Carlstedt, Fanny Churberg, Elin Danielson-Gambogi, Emil Danielsson, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Jorma Gallen-Kallela, Albert Edelfelt, Hugo Eho, Robert Wilhelm Ekman, Magnus Enckell, Gabriel Engberg, Pekka Halonen, Martta Helminen, Tove Jansson, Eero Järnefelt, Väinö Kamppuri, Oscar Kleineh, Antti Lampisuo, Alexander Lauréus, Johan Erik Lindh, Berndt Lindholm, Amélie Lundahl, Kalle Löytänä, Hjalmar Munsterhjelm, Jussi Mäntynen, Laila Pullinen, Juho Rissanen, Kauko Räike, Terho Sakki, Hugo Simberg, Helene Schjerfbeck, Vilho Sjöström, Anna Snellman, Venny Soldan-Brofeldt, Maria Wiik, Reino Viirilä, Thorsten Waenerberg, Viktor Westerholm, Ferninand von Wright, Magnus von Wright and Kaarlo Vuori.

Contemporary artists:

Emma Ainala, Petri Ala-Maunus, Terhi Asumaniemi, Valtteri Halmetoja, Helena Hietanen, Liisa Hietanen, Matti Kalkamo, Hannu Karjalainen, Pasi Karjula, Anssi Kasitonni, Kaisu Koivisto, Teemu Korpela, Mirja Kurri, Tuula Lehtinen, Riikka Lenkkeri, Sanna Leppä, Elina Luukanen, Soile Mottisenkangas & Saija Mäki-Nevala, Reima Nevalainen, Teemu Mäenpää, Rauha Mäkilä, Esko Männikkö, Paula Ollikainen, Sanna Paananen & Tero Ulvila, Kaija Papu, Erno Peltonen, Elina Ruohonen, Heli Ryhänen, Teemu Saukkonen, Herman Sebastian Schultz, Kim Simonsson, Joel Slotte, Kim Somervuori, Maria Stereo, Kirsti Tuokko and Hannu Väisänen.