The Cygnaeus Gallery (Finnish: Cygnaeuksen galleria, Swedish: Cygnaei galleri) is an art gallery in Helsinki.
The art gallery was founded by the professor of aesthetics Fredrik Cygnaeus. It was built as a villa in 1869–1870 to designs by architect J.F.W. Mieritz. Cygnaeus donated the gallery to the Finnish nation in his testament. It opened to the public in 1882, and is today owned by the Finnish Heritage Agency. It has been claimed to be the oldest still operating art museum in Finland. The gallery contains mainly Finnish art from the 19th century, c. 200 works in total. Among artists represented are Albert Edelfelt, the Von Wright brothers, Fanny Churberg and Helene Schjerfbeck.[1][2]
Apart from the permanent collections the museum also hosts temporary exhibitions and is used, among other things, as concert venue.[1]
In 2014 it was closed down for the time being for lack of funding by the Heritage Agency.[3]
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^Karila, Juhani (16 July 2014). "Suomen vanhimpiin taidemuseoihin kuuluva Cygnaeuksen galleria sulki ovensa". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
aesthetics Fredrik Cygnaeus. It was built as a villa in 1869–1870 to designs by architect J.F.W. Mieritz. Cygnaeus donated the gallery to the Finnish nation...
villa now known as the CygnaeusGallery. The gallery contains ca. 200 works, mainly Finnish art from the 19th century. CygnaeusGallery is owned by the National...
military force. The creator Albert Edelfelt donated the painting to CygnaeusGallery in Helsinki, Finland, where it is on display. Edelfelt made a study...
Art Museum (1842) Helsinki University Museum "Arppeanum" (1869) The CygnaeusGallery Museum (1870) The Mannerheim Museum (1874; 1957 as museum) The Military...
may be seen at the Turku Art Museum [fi], Tampere Art Museum [fi], CygnaeusGallery, Helsinki City Museum, Porvoo Town Hall and the National Museum of...
Natural History, the National Museum of Finland and the Finnish National Gallery which comprises three museums; Ateneum, Kiasma, and the Sinebrychoff Art...
exhibition in Finland in 1847. She is represented at both Ateneum and CygnaeusGallery. "Rotkirch, Mathilda". Biografiskt lexikon för Finland. Retrieved 1...
Swedish Theatre in Helsinki. Kivi also became friends with[when?] Fredrik Cygnaeus and Elias Lönnrot. From 1863 onwards, Kivi devoted his time to writing...
during the same period. Through the intervention of a friend, Fredrik Cygnaeus, Topelius was named professor extraordinary of the History of Finland at...
Castle in the 1930s A funerary urn, 1892 Mariatta, 1894 Statue of Uno Cygnaeus, 1899 Christ, 1908 Topelius and children, 1909 (public reveal in 1932)...
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