Kaj Franck - A Designer´s Utopia

February 10–May 12, 2024

Kaj Franck (1911–1989) was a Finnish glass and ceramic designer whose creations are a perfect marriage of geometrical form, colour, multifunctionality and timeless elegance. His designs draw inspiration from nature and from Japanese arts and crafts.

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Saara Hopea - Beauty as a Choice

February 3–May 19, 2024

The Finnish Glass Museum presents the career of a versatile designer and master of many materials in its exhibition Saara Hopea – Beauty as a Choice

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THE PERMANENT EXHIBITION

The exhibits on the ground floor display the early stages of the history of glass and provide basic information on glassmaking techniques, including glassblowing, the mechanical production of glass and decorating techniques.

The upper floor of the building is devoted to the history of the Finnish glass industry and products such as bottles, polished crystal and pressed glass. The history of Finnish glass design is divided into sections on the history of serial manufacture, art glass, and glass art.

Laura Laine – Nature Morte

May 18–September 29, 2024

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Idyll – Inkeri Toikka´s Art

May 25-September 22, 2024

Alma Jantunen

October 28–December 31, 2023

Marta Klonowska
Movements – Duchruchu

October 7–December 31, 2023

Polish artist Marta Klonowska (b. 1964) crowns this year’s exhibition season with an arresting flourish. Using shards of broken glass, Klonowska creates animal sculptures inspired by old paintings and drawings. The exhibition presents the artist’s sculptures alongside her original sketches and illustrations of her complex work stages.

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UU Market: Viva Magenta

September 9–December 31, 2023

The theme of the exhibition is Pantone's color of the year, 'Viva Magenta'. The seven participating artists have each approached the theme from their own perspective and through different materials: how can the glow of magenta be captured in glass, ceramics, or wood?

Pantone is a standardized international color system, whose color choice of the year is a significant signal of current phenomena.

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Phenomenal Form - Aalto Vase

May 13–October 15, 2023

The Finnish Glass Museum is hosting a special summer exhibition celebrating the 125th anniversary of the birth of Alvar Aalto. Phenomenal Form – The Aalto vase presents the story of the famed vase designed by Alvar Aalto (also known as the Savoy vase), charting its history from the design competition held by the Karhula-Iittala glassworks, its wave-making debut at the Paris World’s Fair and its journey to becoming a universally recognized icon of modern glass design.

Santtu Mustonen: Variants

May 13–September 24, 2023

In this exhibition, Santtu Mustonen explores textures of glass. His sculptures are based on precise outline drawings as well as freely rendered paintings. He captures manipulated three-dimensional textures on the surface of the glass with the help of 3D software and various mould-pressing techniques. Harnessing the natural reflectivity of glass, the dynamic linear textures and painting-inspired patterns add rhythm while also breaking up the coherent form of the sculptures. 

KAJO – Häme University of Sciences Design Students

May 6–September 3, 2023

Häme university of applied sciences designer students present their know-how and insight. Glass works from every class year by students majoring in glass and ceramics.

Still Life – Nanny Still’s Glass, Design, and Art 

February 11–April 30, 2023 

The exhibition ”Still Life” showcases Nanny Still’s production from the 1950s to the early 2000s. Still’s versatile and extensive design and art are displayed in a way where the gaze meets a strong presence of style and artistic sense of direction. 

The exhibition consists of everyday glass found in the homes of many Finnish families, wanted collectibles, and unique art pieces. 

The art pieces and exhibition items are from the collections of The Finnish Glass Museum and private collectors, some rarely, if ever, displayed publicly before.

Teemu Kylvö – Teleports

February 4–April 30, 2023

Teemu Kylvö (b. 1994) is a glassblower working in Nuutajärvi. The exhibition presents Kylvö’s Teleport light fixtures he has created out of glass and is the first exhibition to open in The Finnish Glass Museum’s gallery space in 2023.

The works were blown by Teemu Kylvö and Otto Koivuranta, cold-working by Tommi Tikkinen and Juha Juselius.

glass – hand formed matter

February 11–April 23, 2023 

The international project "glass – hand formed matter", initiated by the weißensee school of art and design berlin, supported by art academies, glassworks and cultural institutions, aims to explore new perspectives for manual glass production in Germany and Europe. Glassmakers, artists, designers and students from Berlin, Brandenburg, Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, as well as from Finland and Sweden, were brought together to reinterpret and further develop the millennia-old craft of glassmaking.

Matias Karsikas – Glass Forest

loft gallery, November 5–December 31, 2022 and on Glass Day January 21, 2023

Matias Karsikas (b. 1989) is a sculptor and designer. Glass Forest is an exhibition featuring his sculptures and wall reliefs.

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From Lauscha to the world – Christmas ornaments and other lampwork creations  

October 28–December 31, 2022

The town of Lauscha in the Thuringian Forest was first mentioned in a historical document in 1597 in connection with the founding of its first glass factory. Since then, glass has been the town’s mainstay.

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Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo - Diorama

November 5–December 31, 2022

Pasi Kärkkäinen-Tunkelo (b. 1986) is an artist and designer who works across a wide range of materials and media. Featuring both utilitarian and decorative items, the works in this exhibition waver between functional form and organic shapes plucked from nature.

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The Goddesses of the Dawn
- Marjut Tuulia Numminen

2.9.–30.10.2022

Marjut Tuulia Numminen is artist who combines blown and flameworked glass with natural stones and crystals creating high vibrational art pieces.

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Heikki Orvola - Master of Materials

6.5–23.10.2022

Heikki Orvola (b. 1943) is an artist whose many of the tableware and interior design items are iconic and dear to Finns, such as the Kivi candle lantern, the Aurora glassware and the 24-hour tableware set designed for Arabia.

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Ambiente - Printed Fabrics by Timo Sarpaneva

6.5.–16.10.2022

In cooperation with Museum Milavida

Ambiente – Printed Fabrics by Timo Sarpaneva is an exhibition about the Ambiente fabrics that were printed at Tampella’s Lapinniemi factory, in Tampere.

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From Generation to Generation
Aada Vainio and Heikki Punkari

3.6.–28.8.2022

Heikki Punkari and Aada Vainio embarked on a shared journey into the world of glass in 2015, when Aada began her apprenticeship at the Iittala Glassworks with master glassblower Heikki as her instructor.

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Reflections - Häme University of Applied Sciences Design Students

4.–29.5.2022

Reflections glass exhibition showcases Häme University of Applied Sciences Design students’ skills of glass working.

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Modern time lamps – Bauhaus 100 years

25.2.–24.4.2022

In cooperation with LWL-Industriemuseum Glashütte Gernheim

Bauhaus, a pioneer in modern architecture and design, reached the age of 100 in 2019. An exhibition of modern-age luminaires, gathered to celebrate the anniversary, arrives at the Finnish Glass Museum at the end of February.

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Wilhelm Wagenfeld – Lights after the Bauhaus lamp

18.2.–24.4.2022

In cooperation with Wilhelm Wagenfeld Foundation, Bremen

Wilhelm Wagenfeld designed almost 150 lamps throughout his career. His name entered design history already from his very first lighting design, the lamp known in the media as the “Bauhaus lamp”.

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GLASS ARMY / LASIARMEIJA - Tiia Tirronen

Exhibition at the Finnish Glass Museum´s mezzanine 4.2.-17.4.2022

Tiia Tirronen's first solo exhibition marches the entire Glass Army to the Finnish Glass Museum. In the installation, the sculptures follow their routes on the map.

EMPIRIA - Kirsti Taiviola

29.10.–31.12.2021

The exhibition Empiria showcases Kirsti Taiviola's work with glass and light, and celebrates her career in the glass industry spanning two decades.

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DEGREES - Learning with glass

29.10.–31.12.2021

The exhibition, built by glass students and curated by the Finnish Glass Museum, celebrates the diversity and high level of glass education in Finland.

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Saara Korppi - Korppi's spring

17.9.–21.11.2021

THE WONDER OF MILAN

Finnish design takes over the world  

Milan Triennials 1933-1973: glass, silver, textile and wood design

7.5.–17.10.2021

The 2021 summer exhibition of the Finnish Glass Museum will enlighten the entities of the Finnish triennial departments between 1933-1973, when the Milan Triennals in their traditional form were organised.

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Structural Landscapes - Sauli Suomela

7.5.–26.9.2021

Structural Landscapes is Sauli Suomela’s solo exhibition at the Finnish Glass Museum. Suomela received an education in design and also works actively within the arts.

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Fluentum - Design Students of Häme University of Applied Sciences

7.5.–29.8.2021

The Fluentum glass exhibition presents the glass skills of Häme University of Applied Sciences' design students.

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Lasismi – Blowing Into Life

12.2.–18.4.2021

Lasismi is a cooperative of six glass blowers and glass designers at the old glassworks of Riihimäki.

Tommi Toija – Metamorphoses

12.2.–18.4.2021

Tommi Toija has managed to create a recognisable, influential and at times also controversial image language.

Friends of Ceramics at the Glass Engraving Exhibition - Susanne Koskimäki

6.11.2020–18.4.2021

Friends of Ceramics at the Glass Engraving Exhibition is a collection of Susanne Koskimäki´s glass and ceramic work.

Anatomy of Longing - Helmi Remes and Panu Ruotsalo

6.11.–31.12.2020

Anatomy of Longing is the first joint exhibition of glass artist Helmi Remes and visual artist Panu Ruotsalo.

Paolo Venini (1895–1959) – The Reformer of Italian Glass Design

2.6.–31.12.2020

VENINI – an Italian glass manufacturer which is more a symbol of Venetian glass than any other.

Nanny Still - Riihimäen Lasi Oy
Pearls from the Collections of the Finnish Glass Museum

18.9.–1.11.2020

The Beauty of the Phenomena – Gunnel Nyman and Dora Jung Glass and Textiles

3.7.–25.10.2020

Gunnel Nyman, the designer of Facet, Rose Leaf, Serpentine, Calla and other glass items dear to the Finns, was a pioneer in glass at a time when the designer work was just emerging.

The production of Dora Jung covers nearly five decades, and she worked both as an artisan and a designer in the textile industry.

GLASSZILLA - HAMK Design Students Exhibition

2.6.–30.8.2020

EGS - Writing Stories with Three Letters

15.2.–17.6.2020

New glass art does not wind up in glass cases

EGS, Finland’s internationally most widely known graffiti artist, has discovered a new means of expression in the endangered craft of glassblowing.

Finnish Glass Lives 8

15.2.–19.4.2020

This is the name of the Finnish Glass Museum’s documentation project of new glass, its related publication and the exhibition that is curated from the project’s gathered material. Finnish Glass Lives 8 covers the years 2015–2019.

Kerttu Nurminen: My Nature, My World

Exhibition at Design Museum Iittala hosted by the Finnish Glass Museum

5.4.–1.10.2023

Kerttu Nurminen worked as a designer at the Nuutajärvi Glassworks from 1972 to 2007 and was the last salaried glass artist employed at the Iittala design company that Nuutajärvi was part of.

Nurminen designed many popular tableware items but balanced her commercial work with the many unique sculptures that she created through out her long career.

All about Glass

The functional All about glass exhibition, created in cooperation between the Finnish Glass Museum and Annantalo, Helsinki, introduces glass and its many dimensions.

11.11.2022–25.2.2023

Collective and Solo – Co-creations of Designers and Glassblowers

Exhibition at Design Museum Iittala hosted by the Finnish Glass Museum

7.5.2022–31.1.2023

Suomen lasitaiteen ikonit ja niiden tekijät

Exhibition at Design Museum Iittala hosted by the Finnish Glass Museum

7.5.–31.12.2021

Humppilan lasi - The Delightful Play of Finnish Glass Design

Exhibition at Lasitehtaantie 5, Humppila

24.6.2020–23.8.2021

Glass Finlandia

The exhibition presents Finnish glass art from the 1930s to the present day.

19.4.–26.11.2023, Halle du Verre, Claret, France

In Oiva´s Wonderland - the Art of Oiva Toikka

This exhibition leads viewers to Oiva Toikka’s surprising and colourful world of fantasy.

13.3.–28.8.2022 LWL-Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany

Tapio Wirkkala – A Poet in Glass and Silver

The exhibition features art glass and silver objects designed by Tapio Wirkkala.

30.10.2015 – 8.5.2016 Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain

2.6. – 3.10.2016 Grassi –museum, Leipzig, Germany

19.3. – 6.8.2017 LWL-Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany

13.10 – 5.12.2017 Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia

30.10.2019 – 31.1.2020 The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Tapio Wirkkala and Rosenthal

The exhibition features objects designed by Wirkkala for the Rosenthal Studio-Linie and Rosenthal Thomas brands. Also on display are ornamental motifs designed by Tapio Wirkkala and his wife Rut Bryk for Rosenthal tableware.

19.3. – 6.8.2017 LWL-Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany

13.10 – 5.12.2017 Museum of Decorative Arts and Design, Riga, Latvia

30.10.2019 – 31.1.2020 The Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

Kaj Franck – Geometry

This exhibition, his first major solo show in Japan, displays around 150 of his key works presenting a complete picture of Franck as a designer.

21.9. – 31.12.2019 The Museum of Modern Art, Kamakura & Hayama, Japan

Timo Sarpaneva Glass Art Collection Kakkonen

The exhibition explores Sarpaneva’s life’s work as a designer and artist and showcases his beloved classic pieces.

30.3. – 24.9.2017 Fundación Centro Nacional del Vidrio, La Granja, Spain

16.2. – 6.12.2020 LWL-Industriemuseum, Glashütte Gernheim, Petershagen, Germany