Press release: Ateneum’s new exhibition Treasures of the Palace offers a unique opportunity to view art from the Presidential Palace
27.03.2013
The exhibition Treasures of the Palace that opens at the Ateneum Art Museum on 12 April 2013 presents the art collection and certain artefacts from the Presidential Palace, which is currently undergoing renovation. The exhibition includes the majority of paintings from the Presidential Palace, busts of the presidents and portraits of their spouses. It also offers information about the construction history of the almost 200-year-old palace and life in the palace over the centuries.
Eero Järnefelt was one of the most important figures in the golden age of Finnish art. The year 2013 marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of the artist.