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{{Short description|Art museum in Helsinki, Finland}}
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'''Amos Rex''' is an 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/05/arts/design/amos-rex-museum-is-helsinkis-new-homegrown-star.html|title=Amos Rex Museum Is Helsinki’s New Homegrown Star|access-date=2018-09-08|language=en}}</ref>
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| name = Amos Rex
| logo = Amos_Rex_logo.svg
| image = Lasipalatsi - Amos Rex 20180821 152847.jpg
| caption = The museum emerges like bubbles from the underground
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| established = {{Start date|30|08|2018|df=y}}
| location = [[Lasipalatsi]], [[Helsinki]], Finland
| type = [[Art Museum]]
| director = Kai Kartio
| website = {{URL|https://amosrex.fi/en/}}
}}
==History==
In 2013, the museum announced plans to build a subterranean annex under the [[Lasipalatsi]] plaza, located near the museum's premises on Yrjönkatu. The annex was estimated to cost 50 million euros and to also use facilities above the ground in the Lasipalatsi building. The [[Politics of Helsinki|Helsinki City Board]] decided to reserve the plot for the museum in December 2013. The funding was provided by the Finnish-Swedish arts foundation [[Konstsamfundet]].<ref name="yle_annex">{{cite news|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/new_amos_anderson_art_museum_confirmed/6988059|title=New Amos Anderson Art Museum confirmed|publisher=Yle Uutiset|date=17 December 2013|accessdate=19 February 2014}}</ref> The museum plan was unanimously approved by the [[Helsinki City Council]] in May 2014 and the new annex was scheduled to open in 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Green light for new Amos Anderson Art Museum|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/green_light_for_new_amos_anderson_art_museum/7255899|accessdate=23 December 2014|publisher=Yle Uutiset|date=22 May 2014}}</ref>
The new annex was designed by [[JKMM Architects]], whose other works include the [[Turku Main Library]] and the Finnish pavilion at the 2010 [[Expo 2010|Shanghai World Expo]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Amos Anderson museum plans unveiled|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/amos_anderson_museum_plans_unveiled/7748087|publisher=Yle Uutiset|accessdate=21 January 2015|date=20 January 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Frilander|first1=Aino|title=Arkkitehtitoimisto JKMM|url=http://www.hs.fi/paivanlehti/21012015/kulttuuri/Arkkitehtitoimisto+JKMM/a1421730887424|accessdate=21 January 2015|work=Helsingin Sanomat|date=21 January 2015|language=fi}}</ref>
The construction of the new museum started in January 2016<ref>{{cite news|last1=Peltola|first1=Satu-Lotta|title=Uudesta Amos Andersonin taidemuseosta Amos Rex|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/uudesta_amos_andersonin_taidemuseosta_amos_rex/8588164|accessdate=13 January 2016|work=Yle Uutiset|date=12 January 2016|language=fi}}</ref> and it opened to the public in August 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/sneak_a_peek_at_helsinkis_new_subterranean_museum_amos_rex/10373975|title=Sneak a peek at Helsinki’s new subterranean museum Amos Rex|website=Yle Uutiset|language=en|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
==Exhibitions==
[[File:Exhibition_by_teamLab_at_Amos_Rex_museum_in_Helsinki.jpg|thumb|right|An immersive experience in the Massless exhibition by teamLab.]] '''Massless''', the first exhibition at the Amos Rex museum, was created by the Japanese collective [[teamLab (art collective)|teamLab]]. It consisted of a colourful, immersive interactive art exhibition. Viewers were encouraged to interact and explore with the surroundings, generating different visual results.
== Amos Anderson Art Museum, 1965-2017 ==
The '''Amos Anderson Art Museum''' ({{langx|fi|Amos Andersonin taidemuseo}}, {{langx|sv|Amos Andersons konstmuseum}}) is an art museum in Helsinki. It is the largest private art museum in Finland.<ref name="introduction_official_site"/> The museum is currently situated on Yrjönkatu, with a subterranean annex, known as '''Amos Rex''', built beneath [[Lasipalatsi]].
===History===
[[File:Amos Anderson.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Amos Anderson]] (1878–1961), newspaper owner and founder of the museum]]
The museum was founded by [[Amos Anderson]], the owner of the Swedish-language ''[[Hufvudstadsbladet]]'' newspaper and a patron of the arts. In 1913, Anderson commissioned architects [[W. G. Palmqvist]] and [[Einar Sjöström]] to design a building on Yrjönkatu. The building would function as both Anderson's private living quarters and office space for his businesses. After Anderson's death in 1961, the building was converted into a museum, which opened in 1965.<ref name="introduction_official_site">{{cite web|url=http://www.amosanderson.fi/#page=t1&lang=en|title=Museum introduction|publisher=Amos Anderson Art Museum|accessdate=February 19, 2014}}</ref> As of early 2019, [[Luckan]], a Konstsamundet financed<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://luckan.fi/english/|title=Welcome to Luckan!|website=Luckan|language=sv-SE|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> center for [[Finland Swedish]] culture,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/from-the-finnish-press/149-finland/14753-meet-new-people-and-help-each-other.html|title=Meet new people and help each other|website=www.helsinkitimes.fi|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref> moved to the Yrjönkatu building previously used by the museum.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/luckan-vill-bli-svenskfinlands-ambassad-2/|title=Luckan vill vara mer än en biljettlucka – öppnar på nytt ställe i Helsingfors|website=www.hbl.fi|access-date=2019-09-28}}</ref>
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===Collections and exhibitions===
The Amos Anderson Art Museum's collections include primarily [[20th-century art]], with some of the oldest works originally belonging to Amos Anderson's personal collection.<ref name="introduction_official_site"/> The museum has paintings by [[Francesco Bassano the Younger|Francesco Bassano]] (''Adoration of the Magi''), [[Paul Signac]], [[Louis Valtat]], [[Roger Fry]], [[Alfred Finch]] (''View of Fiesöle''), [[Ragnar Ekelund]], [[Magnus Enckell]], [[Eero Nelimarkka]], [[Tyko Sallinen]], [[Tove Jansson]] (''Fantasy''), and the Swedish painter Palm. In its acquisitions, the museum concentrates on contemporary art.<ref name="introduction_official_site"/>
The museum arranges 8–12 exhibitions a year.<ref name="introduction_official_site"/>
==See also==
{{Portal|Finland}}
* [[Ateneum]]
* [[Helsinki Art Museum]]
* [[Kiasma]]
==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Amos Rex}}
*[http://www.amosanderson.fi/ Official website]
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