Art is Ours

Oulu Art Museum is the Northern museum of contemporary art – and is here just for you. Everyone has the right to experience art their own way and ask it the questions they need to ask.

Rauha Mäkilä: I Wanna Rock Your Body (detail), 2007, Collection of the Oulu Art Museum. Photograph: Mika Friman. © Kuvasto 2023

Tuula Lehtinen: Planisphere, 1992, Oulu City Collection. Photograph: Mika Friman.

26.6.–27.10.2024 Exhibition

Listen to the Dust

This exhibition pokes the earth's crust in exploration of dust, the cycle of life and our relationship with nature.

Coffee cup and saucer, Collections of the North Ostrobothnia Museum.

13.9.2024–5.1.2025 Exhibition

Minna Henriksson: Hidden

The artist known for her socially conscious works explores the relationship between history and the present day and echoes the voices of the repressed.

28.8.2024 News

Nu lahka dat mii guhkkin – Accessible Sámi Cultural Heritage
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30.4.2024 News

Jessica Ekomane visits Oulu Art Museum in May
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26.2.2024 News

Artists for the first Sápmi Triennale announced
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18.9.2024 In Close-up

Minna Henriksson
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5.6.2024 Featured artists

Artists of the Listen to the Dust
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3.4.2024 Featured artists

Jaakko Niemelä
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25.3.2024 Featured artists

The artists of the PAIN exhibition
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8.1.2024 Featured artists

AGF (Antye Greie-Ripatti)
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22.12.2023 Featured artists

Oskari Jauhiainen's artistic work
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Museum shop

Ainoa

We know happiness and good mood often depend on small things, and choose the products we offer with that in mind.

Service

Kaari

Museum café Kaari is located in the historic Åström Brothers industrial building next to the scenic Ainola Park.