Statement of Purpose
Kalela 2008
Special ThemeExhibitions1989-2007
Statement of Purpose
The Kalela Museum strives to preserve Akseli and
Jorma Gallen-Kallela’s art and lifework
1) by maintaining the Wilderness Studio and
Home where both father and son worked and
lived with their families
2) by using this historic building as a venue for
special theme exhibitions relevant to their
lifework
3) and by promoting the recognition and study of
their art in Finland and abroad.
Kalela is more than just a museum institution. It is a living home where threads of private and public cultural history meet, a place where visitors can connect with the milieu, both intimate and monumental, that cradled Akseli and Jorma Gallen-Kallela’s creative work.
Jorma and Akseli Gallen-Kallela in uniform after Finland’s War of Liberation, 1918.