Turku - Museum of Art

(Local Name: Taidemuseo) From Turku's Market Square the busy Aurakatu runs northwest to the Museum of Art (Taidemuseo), an imposing granite building (by G. Nyström, 1904) standing on high ground surrounded by gardens. It contains a varied collection of pictures and sculpture, mainly by Finnish artists. On the steps leading up to the entrance are figures by Wäinö Aaltonen of the Finnish painters R.W. Ekman (1809-73) and V.A. Westerholm (1860-1919).

To the west of the Museum is the Central Station.