In 2010, the City of Helsinki invited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a concept and development study regarding the potentiality of building a Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital. Announced and conducted in 2011 and presented in January 2012, the study proposed a multidisciplinary museum highlighting art, architecture, and design.
The Kanava Terminal in Katajanokka on Helsinki’s South Harbor was reserved as the museum site. In May 2012 the Helsinki City Board voted not to move forward with the proposal, citing project costs.
In 2010, the City of Helsinki invited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a concept and development study regarding the potentiality of building a Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital. Announced and conducted in 2011 and presented in January 2012, the study proposed a multidisciplinary museum highlighting art, architecture, and design.
The Kanava Terminal in Katajanokka on Helsinki’s South Harbor was reserved as the museum site. In May 2012 the Helsinki City Board voted not to move forward with the proposal, citing project costs.
In 2010, the City of Helsinki invited the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to conduct a concept and development study regarding the potentiality of building a Guggenheim museum in the Finnish capital. Announced and conducted in 2011 and presented in January 2012, the study proposed a multidisciplinary museum highlighting art, architecture, and design.
The Kanava Terminal in Katajanokka on Helsinki’s South Harbor was reserved as the museum site. In May 2012 the Helsinki City Board voted not to move forward with the proposal, citing project costs.