Exhibition Centre WeeGee
Exhibition Centre WeeGee
4.5
11:00 - 17:00
Tuesday
11:00 - 17:00
Wednesday
11:00 - 19:00
Thursday
11:00 - 19:00
Friday
11:00 - 19:00
Saturday
11:00 - 17:00
Sunday
11:00 - 17:00
About
Based in the former offices of the Weilin&Göös publishing house designed by legendary Finnish architect Professor Aarno Ruusuvuori (1925–1992), WeeGee is a museum, exhibition and event hub in Espoo. WeeGee houses EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, KAMU Espoo City Museum and Mauri Kunnas Exhibition. WeeGee also houses the EMMA Shop and Cafe WeeGee. In the yard is the Futuro house no 001, designed by architect Matti Suuronen, which is open to the public from May to September. WeeGee offers visitors experiences and inspiration all year round. Welcome to visit us!
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Bogi K.
11 contributions
Sept 2024 • Solo
Spent 1 hour in the exhibition centre where several installations could be found. I loved the creative and beautiful works of contemporary artists.
A section of the building was either under construction, or new art was about to be installed because parts of the building were unable to be visited.
I went on a Friday where admission was free. There was a big group of (art?) students, and a few more couples or solo tourists, but even with the free admission, there was plenty of space, it wasn't crowded.
It's a bit tricky to find because there isn't a bus stop nearby; I had to walk around 20 minutes from the bus stop to the exhibition centre.
A section of the building was either under construction, or new art was about to be installed because parts of the building were unable to be visited.
I went on a Friday where admission was free. There was a big group of (art?) students, and a few more couples or solo tourists, but even with the free admission, there was plenty of space, it wasn't crowded.
It's a bit tricky to find because there isn't a bus stop nearby; I had to walk around 20 minutes from the bus stop to the exhibition centre.
Written 31 December 2024
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Farsante2
Mexico449 contributions
The modern art gallery, the EMMA, at the WeeGee Exhibition Centre in Espoo earns the reputation of being the best modern art gallery in Finland. It alone is well worth a visit. We particularly liked the work of Risto Suomi displayed there.The different shades of blue are mind-blowing! www.emma.museum
The WeeGee is reached from the centre of Tapiola via a10-minute woodland walk, or you can get a bus (106, 106 T, 110, 110T, 110TA) from Kamppi in Helsinki (4 Euro) or buses 15, 18, 18Z from Espoo (2.50 Euro) There is parking near the building. The entrance rate is 10 Euros, but there are discounted rates for children, students and seniors. If you are 70 or over, it is free! Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 20:00 hours, it is free to everyone. There are large lockers (Free!) to store your outdoor clothes while you enjoy your visit, and strollers for little ones who get tired walking. There is much to see, so you could plan a day for this visit, including lunch at the reasonably-priced, child-friendly cafe. We went to the Espoo City Museum first to give us an idea of place and time. Then we went upstairs and thoroughly enjoyed the Finnish Toy Museum, where you might even recognize some toys from your own childhood. The displays will inspire ideas for play among child visitors. We loved the stable of horses made out of old floor brushes and stuffed socks donated by some contemporary little girls.
The Helina Rautavaaran Anthropological Museum has got some interesting artifacts and displays from Central America, Mexico, Africa and India. weegee.myynti@espoo.fi.
We did not have enough time to visit the Finnish Museum of Horology, which is also included in the entrance price. Four museums and an art gallery all for one visit!
Check out www.weegee.espoo.fi for more details.
The WeeGee is reached from the centre of Tapiola via a10-minute woodland walk, or you can get a bus (106, 106 T, 110, 110T, 110TA) from Kamppi in Helsinki (4 Euro) or buses 15, 18, 18Z from Espoo (2.50 Euro) There is parking near the building. The entrance rate is 10 Euros, but there are discounted rates for children, students and seniors. If you are 70 or over, it is free! Wednesday and Thursday from 18:00 to 20:00 hours, it is free to everyone. There are large lockers (Free!) to store your outdoor clothes while you enjoy your visit, and strollers for little ones who get tired walking. There is much to see, so you could plan a day for this visit, including lunch at the reasonably-priced, child-friendly cafe. We went to the Espoo City Museum first to give us an idea of place and time. Then we went upstairs and thoroughly enjoyed the Finnish Toy Museum, where you might even recognize some toys from your own childhood. The displays will inspire ideas for play among child visitors. We loved the stable of horses made out of old floor brushes and stuffed socks donated by some contemporary little girls.
The Helina Rautavaaran Anthropological Museum has got some interesting artifacts and displays from Central America, Mexico, Africa and India. weegee.myynti@espoo.fi.
We did not have enough time to visit the Finnish Museum of Horology, which is also included in the entrance price. Four museums and an art gallery all for one visit!
Check out www.weegee.espoo.fi for more details.
Written 21 July 2010
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Jan
Helsinki, Finland177 contributions
May 2012 • Solo
The Weegee Exhibition Center is a huge complex originally designed as a printing house by architect Aarno Ruusuvuori. Inside the building you can find EMMA (Espoo Museum of Modern Art), KAMU (Espoo City Museum), Finnish Museum of Horology, Finnish Toy Museum, Helinä Rautavaara Museum, Gallery AARNI and Espoo School of Arts. Over 20 000 square meters contains also two little museum shops, lockers for visitors, one organic café, loads of different spaces for conferences and different interactive workshops (mostly for kids).
The exhibition center is mostly for contemporary art, but it is open to very different kinds of art pieces as well. There was loads of space and different places to experience art and museum pieces. Highlights of the visit were the little children´s toy museum and Helina Rautavaara´s collection of treasures all over the world. The staff was very friendly and organic products in the café were interesting and tasty.
It is a perfect place for art and museum lovers. Even you try to see everything pretty fast it takes hours to complete all of the exhibitions provided.
Tip: You can get inside to all of the exhibitions for free every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
The exhibition center is mostly for contemporary art, but it is open to very different kinds of art pieces as well. There was loads of space and different places to experience art and museum pieces. Highlights of the visit were the little children´s toy museum and Helina Rautavaara´s collection of treasures all over the world. The staff was very friendly and organic products in the café were interesting and tasty.
It is a perfect place for art and museum lovers. Even you try to see everything pretty fast it takes hours to complete all of the exhibitions provided.
Tip: You can get inside to all of the exhibitions for free every Wednesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Written 21 June 2012
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teepee_fin
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If you're going to visit only one museum of modern art while in Finland, go to Kiasma in downtown Helsinki. Emma is remote and the permanent exhibition is rather dull.
Written 20 October 2011
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TeemuFIN
Helsinki8 contributions
Apr 2012 • Friends
The WeeGee consists of five museums in only one giant building. It's totally convenient for visitors- even on a day with many tourists we had very much space in this huge museum. There are even lockers for visitors. The WeeGee offers permanent and temporary exhibitions so I can't speak for every exhibition, but those we saw were really great.
The Museum is only 10 minutes by car or by bus from the center of Helsinki and parking is available. It was a great hot summer's day so we took a stroll through the Tapiola area- it's really worth it. It was a garden city once with lots of green areas- traces of this can still be seen, it's really beautiful and worth a visit!
The Museum is only 10 minutes by car or by bus from the center of Helsinki and parking is available. It was a great hot summer's day so we took a stroll through the Tapiola area- it's really worth it. It was a garden city once with lots of green areas- traces of this can still be seen, it's really beautiful and worth a visit!
Written 30 April 2012
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polarbearfin
Finland7,249 contributions
Nov 2011 • Couples
WeeGee houses several museums in one huge building. Very convenient for the visitor. There's ample space even during a busy day. There are both permanent exhibitions and changing ones.
Good parking facilities, some 10 mins from the center of Helsinki by car or bus. During a ice summer day the Tapiola area is worth a stroll. It once was a garden city with lots of green space and there still are traces of that left.
Good parking facilities, some 10 mins from the center of Helsinki by car or bus. During a ice summer day the Tapiola area is worth a stroll. It once was a garden city with lots of green space and there still are traces of that left.
Written 22 December 2011
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mattiturunen
Espoo, Finland8 contributions
Oct 2019
This exhibition centre is also called EMMA and is situated in Tapiola very near the metro station, only 1 kilometer from there. There are always many exhibitions at the same time. Last time we saw MIchael Jackson exhibition which was wort seeing
Written 6 November 2019
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vividprose
Oulu, Finland224 contributions
Apr 2019 • Family
This complex in Tapiola houses four museums into one:
KAMU – ESPOO CITY MUSEUM - this is history of Espoo, its connection to Finnish culture, early settlements, farming and industries - you are transported to back in Time in this small enclosure.
FINNISH TOY MUSEUM HEVOSENKENKÄ
A collection of tiny areas dedicated to each decade in finnish toy-play, right from 1950s stuffed horses to Lego to audio-visual toys of today.
FINNISH MUSEUM OF HOROLOGY
History of clockmaking and timekeeping since BCE - not just from Finland but from worldwide. Tower clocks, turret clocks, pocket watches and pendulum - all mechanisms exists to illustrate how they work, along interesting peek into lives of who made them.
EMMA – ESPOO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts of ancient to modern art adorn this vast space. Various private foundations often display their collections here. Artifacts display amazing expressions of arcane art resurrected by modern artists, mingled with usage of latest tech including videos and sensors. Artists are not constrained to Finnish culture, but pan-europe art movements.
All in all, this place tries to rekindle interest of the old & young, and arouse interest of kids by combining latest tech innovations with art rooted in older times, and presents a reasonable opportunity for a family visit.
KAMU – ESPOO CITY MUSEUM - this is history of Espoo, its connection to Finnish culture, early settlements, farming and industries - you are transported to back in Time in this small enclosure.
FINNISH TOY MUSEUM HEVOSENKENKÄ
A collection of tiny areas dedicated to each decade in finnish toy-play, right from 1950s stuffed horses to Lego to audio-visual toys of today.
FINNISH MUSEUM OF HOROLOGY
History of clockmaking and timekeeping since BCE - not just from Finland but from worldwide. Tower clocks, turret clocks, pocket watches and pendulum - all mechanisms exists to illustrate how they work, along interesting peek into lives of who made them.
EMMA – ESPOO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
Paintings, sculptures, and other artifacts of ancient to modern art adorn this vast space. Various private foundations often display their collections here. Artifacts display amazing expressions of arcane art resurrected by modern artists, mingled with usage of latest tech including videos and sensors. Artists are not constrained to Finnish culture, but pan-europe art movements.
All in all, this place tries to rekindle interest of the old & young, and arouse interest of kids by combining latest tech innovations with art rooted in older times, and presents a reasonable opportunity for a family visit.
Written 7 April 2019
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Juho Ä
Espoo, Finland217 contributions
May 2016 • Family
I'm not a museum people at all but visiting this place was rather nice. With one entry fee you can visit all the different exhibitions and different museums in the building.
Written 28 June 2016
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JariK
Mountain View, CA32 contributions
Feb 2016 • Family
Nice to see all the toys from the different decades. Children's likes to play and see the mimic train go round and round.
Written 1 May 2016
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