Launched in 2025, EMMA-Saastamoinen Curatorial Fellowship Programme is a three-year initiative dedicated to fostering curatorial research and international exchange. Each year, one curator is selected through an open call for a six-month, paid curatorial research period in Finland. The fellowship is hosted by EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland’s largest art museum, specialising in modern and contemporary art and design, and housed in an iconic landmark of 1960s industrial concrete architecture.

Open to curators at any career stage, the programme offers a unique opportunity to develop independent research, engage with Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection, one of Finland’s most significant collections of contemporary and modern art, and collaborate with EMMA’s exhibition and collection teams in a dynamic, supportive museum environment.

Applications are now open!

Fellowship period: 1 September 2026 – 28 February 2027
Application deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025 at 11:59pm Finnish time (UTC +02:00).

Interested? 
Full application details and instructions, including the application form, are available here.