Amos Rex

Amos Rex is an art museum at Mannerheimintie 22-24 in central Helsinki, Uusimaa, built beneath the Lasipalatsi square next to the modernist Glass Palace. Most of the museum lies underground, and its distinctive feature is the group of rounded skylight domes that rise out of the pavement of Lasipalatsi square, forming a landscape that people sit and climb on. Inside, the domes appear as curved ceilings above the large basement halls, giving the galleries an unusual shape and daylight in places. The museum shows large-scale contemporary and modern exhibitions, often immersive digital or installation works, and the programme changes several times a year. Exhibition changes involve short closures, so confirm opening at amosrex.fi. The museum is closed on Tuesdays, opens Monday and Wednesday to Friday 11:00-18:00, though one listing gives closing at 20:00, and Saturday-Sunday 11:00-17:00. A visit usually takes 1.5 to 2 hours. Adult tickets are about €22 at the museum and €20 online, and visitors aged 18-29 pay about €5; visitors under 18 enter free. Weekday afternoons are usually quieter, while weekends and rainy days fill the halls. The museum is a three-minute walk from Kamppi metro station and about five minutes from Central Station, and it sits close to Kiasma, so the two are easy to combine. For photographs, the domes on the square outside are best seen from Mannerheimintie at a distance in low sun, and the Glass Palace cafes and the cinema next door add to a visit.