DESIGN MUSEUM Located in the heart of the city’s Design District at 23 Korkeavuorenkatu, Helsinki’s Designmuseo has been housed for the past forty years in a beautiful Victorian building, designed in 1894 by architect Gustaf Nyström. Here, this internationally recognised museum which specialises in Finnish design, researches, collects, stores and documents items of national importance, and displays its collections both in Finland and in touring exhibitions overseas. This is a fantastic place to spend a calm hour or two, wondering amongst the museum’s permanent collection to see just how much Finnish design has influenced the way we live today. The museum shop is also a great one-stop-shop to see a number of classic, affordable Finnish-designed items in one compact and well laid-out space, including work by young designers. www.designmuseum.fi/en
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