Didrichsen Art Museum
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| Architectural style | Modernist |
| Location | Helsinki, Finland |
| Completed | 1965, 1967 |
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| Architect | Viljo Revell |
Didrichsen Art Museum (Finnish: Didrichsenin taidemuseo, Swedish: Didrichsens konstmuseum) is an art museum in Helsinki, Finland.
History[]
The art museum was founded by Marie-Louise and Gunnar Didrichsen, who asked Finnish architect Viljo Revell to build the first of two phases in 1958 and again in 1965.[1]
Revell also request the complex to have a sculpture, Archer, added by Henry Moore in 1967; Moore and Revell worked together in the design of Toronto City Hall, which also features the Archer sculpture.[2]
The modernist buildings are built to the contours of the land and surrounded by trees.
Location[]
The museum is located on the island of Kuusisaari. The founders have since died and are buried within the compound of the museum.[3]
Further reading[]
- Minna Törmä, Nordic Private Collections of Chinese Objects (Routledge, 2020). ISBN 9781138351806
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Coordinates: 60°11′7″N 24°51′23″E / 60.18528°N 24.85639°E
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