The Gallen-Kallela Museum
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"A visitor coming from the direction of Helsinki to the Gallen-Kallela Museum will pass along the seashore, cross wooden bridges and walk through rushes by the shore and a dense grove. First to be seen among the tall spruces is the museum building's mysteriously fascinating crenellated tower with its small windows. The castle-like building on a high outcrop of bedrock is approached along a gravel road where suddenly an inviting well-lit courtyard opens to the visitor. The house on the bluff opens its arms to receive its visitor.
Originally designed and built by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela for himself and his family in 1911-1913, this combined studio and home is an interesting building. In many ways, it bears the image of its designer. It is a fluid blend of various styles and Finnish and international architectural traditions in much the same way as Gallen-Kallela was a "national cosmopolitan" equally at home in the wilds of Northern Finland as in the salons of the European art world. The location of the house on a bluff and facing the sea and its varied aspects tell of Gallen-Kallela's artistic concepts and sense of drama. The museum is a medieval castle, a Renaissance palazzo, and a safe and secure home. (.gallen-kallela.fi/akseli/champ.html)
"A visitor coming from the direction of Helsinki to the Gallen-Kallela Museum will pass along the seashore, cross wooden bridges and walk through rushes by the shore and a dense grove. First to be seen among the tall spruces is the museum building's mysteriously fascinating crenellated tower with its small windows. The castle-like building on a high outcrop of bedrock is approached along a gravel road where suddenly an inviting well-lit courtyard opens to the visitor. The house on the bluff opens its arms to receive its visitor.
Originally designed and built by artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela for himself and his family in 1911-1913, this combined studio and home is an interesting building. In many ways, it bears the image of its designer. It is a fluid blend of various styles and Finnish and international architectural traditions in much the same way as Gallen-Kallela was a "national cosmopolitan" equally at home in the wilds of Northern Finland as in the salons of the European art world. The location of the house on a bluff and facing the sea and its varied aspects tell of Gallen-Kallela's artistic concepts and sense of drama. The museum is a medieval castle, a Renaissance palazzo, and a safe and secure home. (.gallen-kallela.fi/akseli/champ.html)
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