Espoo Museum of Modern Art
EMMA's public artworks can now be found with City of Espoo’s map service
EMMA’s art collection is spread out around the city of Espoo. A total of 70 works of art are on public display in different parts of Espoo, and the number will increase in the future. In the beginning of June, the works were added to the City of Espoo’s public map service. The update was made in cooperation with the city’s Public Works Department. The "Art in the city" map service is designed to improve the flow of information and to make the artworks easier to find.
The City of Espoo’s map service has been updated with a new data set, which contains locations, images and basic information for artworks belonging to the collections of EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art and the Saastamoinen Foundation. Public works of art are on display in various places all over the city, ranging from parks and streets to indoor spaces. The works, made with various different techniques, include sculptures, murals and ceramic works, among others. The oldest works date back to the 1960s.
The locations of the works are shown on the map as blue markers. The map service will be updated as artworks change locations, more information on artworks is added and new pieces of art are completed. The public map service and the map data in it are maintained by the City of Espoo and are open to everyone. The map data contains information on various subjects, such as city planning, sports facilities and various other services.
Jani Havukainen, GIS Manager at the Public Works Department, and Lotta Hannuksela, Coordinator of Collections at EMMA, have had a particularly big part in creating the service.
“Over the years, EMMA has curated a unique collection of publicly displayed art in Espoo. It is fantastic that we can now use the updated map service to better inform people about artworks placed all around the city! I would recommend that people use the map service to plan art viewing routes, such as bike routes for nice summer days,” Hannuksela says.
How to use the map service
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Go to kartat.espoo.fi
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Open the menu in the top left corner
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Click ” Select what information is shown on the map”, “Environment” and “Art in the City”
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The artworks are shown on the map as blue markers. Choose any marker on the map and click “Additional information” to read about the work!
The service can currently be used on computers. It will also be made available for mobile devices later.
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