Amos Rex

About

Amos Rex is an independent, privately funded contemporary art museum named after the publisher and arts patron Amos Anderson and located in Lasipalatsi, on Mannerheimintie boulevard in Helsinki, Finland. It opened in 2018 and rapidly reached international popularity, attracting more than 10,000 visitors in a matter of weeks. It attracts about 250,000 visitors annually. The museum presents a dynamic programme of contemporary art, media art, and experimental installations. The museum's first director was Kai Kartio, who led Amos Rex through its early years. In February 2024, Kieran Long was appointed the museum’s director and CEO.

Amos Rex traces its origins to Föreningen Konstsamfundet, an association founded in 1940 by Amos Anderson. Following Anderson’s passing in 1961, Konstsamfundet carried forward his vision of supporting the arts, founding the Amos Anderson Art Museum (1965–2017) in his former home and offices at Yrjönkatu 27 in Helsinki in 1965. The museum closed on 3 September 2017, and reopened as Amos Rex in its new location beneath Lasipalatsi Square in 2018. To honour both Anderson’s will and his legacy of supporting the arts, Konstsamfundet opened Amos Andersons...