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Sights * Ateneumin Taidmuseo * Helsingin Kaupunginmuseo * Luonnontieteellinen Museo * Nykytaiteen Museo Kiasma * Sederholmin Talo * Senaatintori * Seurasaaren Ulkomuseo * Suomen Kansallismuseo * Suomenlinna	Ateneumin Taidmuseo The Ateneumin taidmuseo (Ateneum Art Museum) is housed in a handsome 19th-century building. Vincent van Gogh, Amedeo Modigliani and Paul Cézanne are represented, among many other international figures from the 19th century to the 1960s; but it is the significant collection of Finnish art, from the 18th century to the mid-1960s, that enhances the museum. There are some powerful works by realist painters Fanny Churberg and Albert Edelfelt, such as Edelfelt's gossiping group, Women of Ruokalahti on the Church Hill. Finland's master Akseli Gallen-Kallela dominates with works such as the seductive Aino-Taru, The Aino Myth and the earthy and very Finnish A New House. Gallen-Kallela pupil Hugo Simberg's mildly disturbing and surrealistic The Wounded Angel is another highlight. Wäinö Aaltonen's bronze of the Finnish runner Paavo Nurmi overpowers Room 24. Address: Kaivokatu 2 Phone: 09 1733 6401 Open: Tue.-Fri. 9-6 (also Wed.-Thu. 6-8 p.m.), Sat.-Sun. 11-5 Restaurant: Museum café Bus: All buses to Rautatientori Square bus terminus; tram 2, 3, 4, 6 Admission: more than €4 (free Wed. 5-8 p.m.)	COUNTRY Finland REGION CITIES Helsinki   Things To Know   Sights   Essential Info   Features MAPS World Europe TRAVEL BOOK