Sinebrychoff Art Museum
| Sinebrychoffin taidemuseo Konstmuseet Sinebrychoff Художественный музей Синебрюхова |
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The southern façade of the museum building
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 The location of the museum in Helsinki
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| Established | 1921 (House museum) 1980 (National art gallery) |
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| Location | Punavuori, Helsinki, Finland |
| Coordinates | 60°09′45″N 24°55′57″E / 60.16251°N 24.93256°ECoordinates: 60°09′45″N 24°55′57″E / 60.16251°N 24.93256°E |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collections | European art |
| Director | Kirsi Eskelinen |
| Curator | Ira Westergård |
| Owner | Finnish National Gallery |
| Website | sinebrychoffintaidemuseo |
The Sinebrychoff Art Museum is an art museum located on Bulevardi in Helsinki, Finland. The museum exhibits the old European art collections (dating between the 14th and 19th centuries) of the Finnish National Gallery. In addition, half of the museum acts as a historic house museum, displaying the 19th century estate of the Sinebrychoff family.
The building housing the museum was constructed in 1842 by the Russian businessman Nikolai Sinebryukhov, whose brewery, Sinebrychoff, operated in the western side of the premises until 1992. Nikolai himself did not live in the house, staying instead in Suomenlinna. His brother's family lived in the house, and his nephew, Paul, began an art collection. Paul continued to collect European art after being appointed head of the company in 1904. Along with his actress wife, Fanny Sinebrychoff, he amassed a collection of about 900 items, mostly paintings (100 by the Old Masters and approximately 350 portrait miniatures), but also including antique furniture, silverware, and porcelain.
In 1921, Paul and Fanny Sinebrychoff donated their collection to the Finnish government. It continues to be the largest art donation ever made in Finland. This was the same year that the house opened up as a historic house museum, showcasing 19th century upper class life. The donated art collection was not kept in the house, though it was returned in 1959 with funding from the Sinebrychoff company. In 1975, the Finnish government bought the entire building from the brewery, and, after restoration, opened the building as a museum in 1980. Collections featuring old European art were moved from Ateneum to the Sinebrychoff Art Museum.
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