BUBBLE – Captured in Glass
Timo Sarpaneva 100 Years

April 25–December 31, 2026

The impressive themed exhibition at the Finnish Glass Museum celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Timo Sarpaneva (1926–2006).

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During the exhibition period 25 April–31 December, TV producer Liisa Akimof’s four-part documentary series Sarpaneva and the Sense of Form (2022, dir. Mikko Mattila) can be viewed in the museum lecture hall. The lecture hall is open during the museum’s opening hours, except when it is reserved for other events. The documentary series can be accessed with a museum admission ticket.

Murano – Traditions and Innovations: Murano Glass from 1945 to 1970

April 18–September 20, 2026

The exhibition highlights the flourishing period of Murano glass in the 1950s and 1960s, when traditional techniques and influences from modern art came together. On display are works from some of the most renowned glassworks, such as Venini, Barovier, and Seguso.

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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.

Markku Piri COLORS: glass, textiles and images

February 7–April 12, 2026

Henriikka Pöllänen - Celestial Buddies

February 7–April 12, 2026

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

Finnish Glass Biennale, Paris edition

The Paris edition of the Finnish Glass Biennale offers an international audience the opportunity to experience the main content of the biennale through a satellite exhibition at the Institut finlandais.

The exhibition opens on September 4 as part of Paris Design Week.

5.9.–25.10.2025 Institut finlandais, Paris, France

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

The exhibition ”Still Life” showcases Nanny Still’s production from the 1950s to the early 2000s.

28.4.2024–26.1.2025 LWL-Museum, Glashütte Gernheim, Germany

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