The Architecture & Design Museum offers exhibitions, experiences, and encounters with the world of design disciplines. The Architecture & Design Museum is Finland’s national special museum with responsibility for architecture and design. The museum is operated by AD Museum Ltd. The museum and its collections are owned by the Foundation for Finnish Museum of Architecture and Design. Real Estate Company ADM is a property company owned by the Finnish State and the City of Helsinki. It is responsible for the development and construction of the museum’s new building.
About us
Architecture & Design Museum
The mission of the Architecture & Design Museum is to collect, study, and present materials and phenomena related to Finnish architecture and design, both nationally and internationally. The museum operates at the historic museum building on Korkeavuorenkatu (Korkeavuorenkatu 23) and at the Collections Centre in Vantaa. In addition to exhibitions, events, and projects, the museum plays an important role as an educator in architecture and design, a publisher of research-based knowledge, and a source of materials related to architecture and design.
Photo: Paavo Lehtonen
AD Museum Ltd
AD Museum Ltd operates the Architecture & Design Museum at the museum building on Korkeavuorenkatu and at the Collections Centre in Vantaa. The museum is the national responsibility museum for its field. In addition to exhibitions, events, and projects, the museum plays an important role in architecture and design education, publishing research-based knowledge, and providing access to materials related to architecture and design.
Board of AD Museum Ltd
Kaarina Gould (Chair), CEO, Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Foundation
Pauli Sivonen (Vice Chair), Director, Serlachius Museums
Laura Aalto, Director of Communications, Aalto University
Elina Anckar, CFO, Marimekko
Marianne Goebl, Managing Director, Artek (starting 1 August 2026)
Heli Lehtonen, Director of Administration and Finance, Metsähallitus
Jenni Reuter, Architect SAFA, Professor
Petri Tervonen, Director of Business Operations, Berner
Jutta Tynkkynen, Exhibitions Curator, Architecture & Design Museum
Gitte Ørskou, Director, Moderna Museet
Museum Director, CEO:
Pilvi Kalhama
Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Foundation
The Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Foundation owns AD-museo Oy, which operates the museum, and manages a significant national collection of architecture and design. The foundation supports the museum’s activities, promotes the visibility of architecture and design, and is responsible for establishing the new museum in Helsinki’s South Harbour. The foundation also owns the museum’s internationally unique collections.
Board:
Timo Laitinen (Chair), LL. M.
Anne Korkiakoski (Vice Chair), Professional Board Member
Mikko Aho, Architect
Juha Ahonen, Executive Director, Culture and Leisure Division, City of Helsinki
Jannica Fagerholm, Managing Director, Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation
Pauli Kariniemi, Director General, Ministry of Finance
Susanna Pettersson, CEO, Finnish Cultural Foundation
Anna Valtonen, Rector, Konstfack – University of Arts, Crafts and Design (Sweden)
Merja Ylä-Anttila, Media Industry Thought Leader
CEO:
Kaarina Gould
Real Estate Company ADM
Alongside the Finnish Architecture and Design Museum Foundation, Kiinteistö Oy ADM—owned by the City of Helsinki and the Government of Finland—advances the architectural and design museum building project and is responsible for the construction of the new museum building.
Board:
Juha Lemström (Chair), Architect
Mikko Aho (Vice Chair), Architect
Juha Ahonen, Head of the Culture and Leisure Division, City of Helsinki
Seidi Kivisyrjä, Head of Housing Production, City of Helsinki
Jukka Kumara, MSc
Tero Meltti, Senior Ministerial Adviser (Financial Affairs), Ministry of Finance
CEO:
Mauri Sahi
mauri.sahi@admuseo.fi