Museums have announced their programmes for 2027
Marianna Uutinen and 21st-Century Art at the Sara Hildén Art Museum
This spring, the Sara Hildén Art Museum will host a major retrospective exhibition of Marianna Uutinen’s work. Uutinen is known for her pioneering painting. The summer exhibition, Simple Yet Complex, showcases the diversity of themes in 21st-century art. On display are works by international and Finnish artists from the Sara Hildén Foundation’s collection.
Poisonous animals, Pikku Kakkonen celebrations, and fabulous shoe fashion at Tampere’s historical museums
Museum Centre Vapriikki will celebrate its 30th anniversary in November 2026 but is also looking forward to the future with enthusiasm. The diverse exhibition program for 2027 offers fascinating encounters with natural phenomena and beloved television characters. Opening in February, Poison! will bring live animals to Vapriikki for the first time and explore the multifaceted significance of poisons in nature and human history. In February, the Museum Centre will host Nature Photos of the Year 2026, and in May, it’s time for the Pikku Kakkonen Anniversary exhibition. At the end of the year, the Tampere Mineral Museum—a fan favorite—will open, showcasing its unique collection in a new exhibition space.
Opening at Museum Milavida in April 2027, Palmroth – A Century of Shoe Fashion celebrates the outstanding footwear craftsmanship of the Pirkanmaa region in Finland. The exhibition presents a stunning array of beautiful shoes and traces the Palmroth family’s 100-year journey through a changing world of shoe fashion and footwear manufacturing.
The Postal Museum celebrates its centenary – new exhibition takes visitors behind the scenes of Pikku Kakkonen’s Post.
The Postal Museum celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2027. The centenary programme includes a rare opportunity to explore the museum’s collections behind the scenes, as well as the new Pikku Kakkonen’s Post exhibition, opening on 15 January. On 16 January, Museum Centre Vapriikki will host Museocon, celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Finnish Museum of Games.
Tampere Art Museum presents the Young Artists of the Year
The Tampere Art Museum will announce the Young Artist of the Year 2027 on 21 January 27. Their prize exhibition will be open in the summer of 2027. The exhibition by Roope Itälinna, the Young Artist of the Year 2026, opens on 31 October 26. Both exhibitions will be on display in the Finlayson Area. The Tampere Art Map project has come to an end, and Tampere’s public sculptures can now be found on the digital art map in the Tampere.Finland app.
Moomin Museum is preparing to revamp its permanent exhibition in 2028
The Moomin Museum is planning a major revamp of its permanent exhibition. The Moomin Museum will close completely from 6 January 2028 for approximately three months whilst the exhibition is being revamped. The Moomin Mug Mania exhibition will remain open alongside the current permanent exhibition until then. The Moomin Museum’s revamp is an important part of the City of Tampere’s Moomin vision, which outlines the city’s journey towards the year 2030.
Exhibitions at Tampere’s museums in 2027
13.2.–30.5.2027 Marianna Uutinen
22./23.6.–26.9.2027 Simple Yet Complex – 21st-century art from the Sara Hildén Foundation’s collection
15.1.-29.8.2027 Pikku Kakkonen’s Post
Museum Centre Vapriikki
4.2. –7.11.2027 Poison!
12.2. –11.4.2027 Nature Photos of the year 2026
22.4. –15.8.2027 Forest Rights
From 6.5.2027 Pikku Kakkonen Anniversary Exhibition
10.9.2027–30.1.2028 Pollinator Diversity
4.11.2027 Mineral Museum
Museum Milavida
29.4.2027 – early 2028 Palmroth – A Century of Shoe Fashion
12.6.–22.8.2027 The Young Artist of the Year 2027
