Alusta pavilion, built on the courtyard of the Design Museum and the Museum of Finnish Architecture, will be open for public from June 2022 to October 2023.

The goal of the EU SPICE project is to utilize digital technology to promote social cohesion, participation, and inclusion through engagement with cultural heritage.

The exhibition Future Objects is based on Sitra’s study on Weak Signals. The foresight specialists have identified and interpreted surprising phenomena and outlined their possible effects in the future. The study will be published in January 2022.  The exhibition opens at the Helsinki Design Week on September 9, 2022.

The competition entries of the international quality and concept competition for the Makasiiniranta area at the South Harbour are now available for viewing and comments on the Voice your opinion -online service. 

Kaarina Gould has taken up her duties as Project Director for the new architecture and design museum. In this newsletter interview, she expresses her thoughts on the museum project and museums of the future, reflecting on the International Museum Day that is celebrating today. The theme for this year’s International Museum Day is “The Future of Museums: Recover and Reimagine.”

The next Design Club Open Call for exhibitions is now open! This time the Design Museum is looking for entries that study the theme of knowledge and information through the lens of design. Send us your proposal for an exhibition at our Gallery in fall 2022.