Villa Gyllenberg Art Museum

The Gyllenberg Art Museum is one of the finest private museums in Finland. Owned by the foundation bearing the names of Signe and Ane Gyllenberg, it is housed in their former home on the beautiful island of Kuusisaari in west Helsinki. Ane Gyllenberg (1891-1977), bearer of the prestigious State-awarded title “Counsellor of Commerce”, was a successful banker and celebrated art collector.

In 1948 Signe and Ane Gyllenberg created a foundation dedicated to supporting medical research and also gave it the task of ensuring that their art collection would be exhibited for the enjoyment of the public after their death. Their home, Villa Gyllenberg, had been built to a design by Matti Finell in 1938, with an extension added in 1955. It stands in an exceptionally scenic setting on the south-west shoreline of Kuusisaari and commands a panoramic view of Laajalahti Bay. The Gallen-Kallela Museum at Tarvaspää in Espoo is one of the buildings visible on the opposite shore. The Didrichsen Art Museum is only three hundred metres away.