The new museum will sit at the heart of a new pedestrian-friendly district in Helsinki's South Harbour.
“It is exciting to see that preparations for the New Museum of Architecture and Design are now coming to fruition. This new museum is set to both enhance Helsinki's global profile and provide a new, meaningful incentive for residents and tourists to visit the city centre. Together with the rapidly developing Makasiiniranta area, the museum will create a new, inviting urban space in Helsinki’s prime maritime location. It also represents a sustainable investment that will create jobs, generate commerce, and attract tourists to Helsinki. In short, the museum represents an investment in the future,” commented the Mayor of Helsinki, Juhana Vartiainen.
Design competition to launch on April 11, 2024
The museum project will now continue to advance in line with the implementation plan published by the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design in January 2024. An international, two-stage design competition will be held to select the design of the new museum building. The competition aims to deliver a design that is architecturally unique, providing the framework for world-class museum operations and creating new, vibrant urban spaces in Helsinki’s rejuvenating South Harbour area.
The competition brief will be published on April 11, 2024, and the results will be announced in August 2025. The open, anonymous competition will be conducted in English. More details can be found on the competition website at admuseo.fi(Link leads to external service).
The competition is organised by Real Estate Company ADM – an entity owned by the City of Helsinki and the Finnish state – together with the Foundation for the Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design, and in cooperation with the Finnish Association of Architects SAFA and the City of Helsinki.
According to the target schedule, the museum could open its doors in Helsinki's South Harbour in 2030.