Amos Rex
Amos Rex offers unique and surprising experiences through presenting new, often experimental, contemporary art.
The museum has hosted exhibitions by artists such as teamLab, Studio Drift, Bill Viola, Ryoji Ikeda and Larissa Sansour. Every three years Amos Rex showcases art by 15 to 23-year-old artists in the Generation exhibition series.
The museum entrance and shop are in a functionalist building called Lasipalatsi (‘glass palace’ in English), a landmark of 1930s Finnish modernism. Lasipalatsi represents a novel idea of its time, as it’s one of the first buildings where restaurants, cafés, shops and a cinema, Bio Rex, came together under a single roof. The subterranean exhibition spaces in the extension were designed by JKMM Architects, and the museum opened in 2018.
The roof of the gallery bubbles up through the ground, creating a playful outdoor courtyard, which is now a landmark in Helsinki. Through the skylights you can spot charming details such as Amos Rex’s chimney or stairs that seem to lead nowhere.
Amos Anderson Fund
Amos Rex is owned by the Amos Andersons Fund.
The association Föreningen Konstsamfundet r.f. was founded in 1940 by Mr. Amos Anderson, businessman and cultural patron. In his will, the association Konstsamfundet was regarded as his only legatee. In the autumn of 2025 the association decided to change its name to Amos Anderson Fund (registered name: Amos Andersons fond rf).
Amos Anderson Fund fulfills its purpose by operating the Amos Anderson art museum, which 2018 reopened as the Amos Rex art museum in Helsinki city center. According to the will and wish of our founder Amos Anderson, Amos Anderson Fund is as well to operate the Söderlångvik museum in Amos Anderson’s former summer residence in Dragsfjärd, Southwest Finland.