Art
Saastamoinen Foundation helps to find concrete solutions for building a better society. No one has invented something new without first being able to imagine it. Art makes it possible to seek better futures and solutions. It helps us to address the challenges of our time, both in Finland and globally.
EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art
Saastamoinen Foundation is the founding partner of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and one of the museum’s longest-standing collaborators. The Foundation’s collection is deposited at EMMA, with a rotating selection of works from the collection on permanent display. Saastamoinen Foundation’s art collection comprises nearly 3,000 works and is one of the most prestigious Finnish and international private collections in Finland. The art collection is constantly developing, building a bridge between the past and the future.
ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art
The ANTI Festival International Prize for Live Art aims to elevate the status and appreciation of live art both in Finland and internationally. ANTI – Contemporary Art Festival is held in Kuopio, where Saastamoinen Foundation has its roots.
Video: Kim Saarinen, Modomo Films Oy
AD Museum
Saastamoinen Foundation supports the founding of the New Museum of Architecture and Design in Makasiiniranta, Helsinki. The New Museum of Architecture and Design is coming to Helsinki, combining the existing Museum of Finnish Architecture and Design Museum as well as their unique collections. The museum will be open to everyone, serving as a place for experiences and insights, proudly carrying the responsibility as a memory organization and an international top-tier museum.
Illustration: Anja Reponen
PUBLICS
Saastamoinen Foundation proudly partners with PUBLICS, a curatorial and contemporary art commissioning agency with a dedicated library, exhibition and event space and reading room in Vallila, Helsinki. The organisation explores an institutional ‘work together’ model with multiple overlapping objectives, thematic strands and collaborations.
AA Bronson, General Idea & Art Metropole, November 2024 – February 2025. Photo: Aman Askarizad.