Kuopio Art Museum

History and present of the visual arts

Kuopio Art Museum is located in the city center, at the intersection of Vuorikatu and Kauppakatu, in a former bank building.

Kuopio Art Museum is the regional art museum of Northern Savo Province. The museum responds for the visual art services, including exhibitions, research and documentation of visual arts in the area.

The art collection includes mostly Finnish art from the late 19th century to this day. Kuopio Art Museum presents continuously special exhibitions, mainly Finnish contemporary art like paintings, sculptures, installations, photographs and media art. The main themes of the museum’s collections and exhibitions are landscape and nature, and the relationship between man and his environment.