Collections
Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation collection
The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation collection of contemporary Finnish art forms the basis of the Rovaniemi Art Museum. The collection includes already more than 2000 works of art. Rovaniemi Art Museum was founded when the Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation donated the collection to form the basis of the collections. At that time, in 1986 the collection included a little over 500 works of art, modern and contemporary Finnish art from the 1940s up to that day. All the most notable artists from that time period have their works in the collection. Different selections of the collection are been exhibited all the time. The Jenny and Antti Wihuri Foundation collection is being augmented continuously. The choise of new art works is made by a committee.
1. Seppo Öfverström: Opening
2. Jorma Puranen: From the series Imaginary Homecoming
3. Sinikka Tuominen: Net Curtain
4. Antti Ojala: Theme from Andalusia
Rovaniemi city collection
Rovaniemi Art Museum is also responsible for taking care of the Rovaniemi city collection. The focus of the collection is on artists born in Lapland or currently living there. Some works of art are being bought every year from different exhibitions and also directly from the artists. All the works in the collection are placed in the city’s offices. The collection has already more than 700 works of art.
1. Reidar Särestöniemi: Frosted Birch Grove
2. Merja Aletta Ranttila: Grand Pupossa II
3. Pirjo Nykänen: Black Rain 1
Sipilä collection
The Sipilä collection consists of 35 graphic prints of Aukusti Tuhka. The works were left to the Rovaniemi Art Museum by will.
State Guarantee Fund collection
In 1994 the Finnish National Gallery deposited 64 works of art to the Rovaniemi Art Museum. The works are a part of Säästöpankki collection.
Finnish Cultural Foundation collection
In 2000 the Finnish Cultural Foundation donated a photograph collection of 96 pictures to the Rovaniemi Art Museum. Its a series of photographs by Matti Saanio called Lapin eiliset kuvat / Lapland pictures of yesterday.
1. Matti Saanio: Vätsäri Reindeer Pound
2. Matti Saanio: Abiel and His Family
3. Matti Saanio: Abiel and His Family in Bed
Westerlund collection
In 2001 Rauni Westerlund donated a collection of 97 works of art to the Rovaniemi Art Museum. It consists of works by Nikolai Iszelennov, Maria Lagorio and Adelaide de Lagorio.