Art Realm
The Art Realm ’26 Biennial will be organized in Tampere 13.6.-16.8.2026.
The Tampere Art Museum is producing the extensive Art Realm ’26 Biennial, showcasing contemporary art in the city centre at the Finlayson area and in public urban spaces, as well as at the Haihara Art Centre in Kaukajärvi. The theme of the biennial is Together, explored through a wide range of artistic content, techniques, and participatory approaches. Nearly 80 artists are taking part, and most of the works have been created this year specifically for Art Realm.
The biennial features sculptures, drawings, paintings, printmaking, installations, photographic art, and media works. Throughout the summer, visitors will also be able to experience numerous participatory performances that actively engage audiences.
About Art Realm
The artists and works of art
The artists of the Art Realm ’26 Biennial have been published in Tampere 6 March 2026. Read more about the artists and the art works here!
Events (NB! Location)
Performance by Jenny Vesiväki: Consultation Session for Imaginary Solutions
Excursions, city tours and activities24.06.2026
14.00 - 17.00
Väinö Linnan aukio 13, 33210 Tampere
Performance by Jenny Vesiväki: Consultation Session for Imaginary Solutions
Excursions, city tours and activities25.06.2026
14.00 - 17.00
Väinö Linnan aukio 13, 33210 Tampere
Sirkku Rosi and Juho Kanervo: Forest Concert
Concerts16.07.2026
15.30 - 16.30
Haiharankatu 30, 33710 Tampere
Free
Art Realm '26 - Performative Intervention: Transition Zone
Excursions, city tours and activities07.08.2026
16.30 - 17.00
Väinö Linnan aukio 13, 33210 Tampere
Performance by Jenny Vesiväki: Consultation Session for Imaginary Solutions
Excursions, city tours and activities13.08.2026
14.00 - 17.00
Väinö Linnan aukio 13, 33210 Tampere
Performance by Jenny Vesiväki: Consultation Session for Imaginary Solutions
Excursions, city tours and activities14.08.2026
14.00 - 17.00
Väinö Linnan aukio 13, 33210 Tampere
Exhibition texts as a publication
All the texts for the exhibitions in the Finlayson Area and the Haihara Art Centre are available as a publication in English, too. Take your own copy!
The Art Realm '26 Biennial has been supported by the Finnish Heritage Agency.
Artists of the 24 Biennale. Photo: Miika Kangasniemi
Explore the material of the Art Realm 24 Biennial
The Art Realm is envisaged as a continually evolving exploratory process grounded in a two-yearly exhibition cycle. Each biennial event will constitute its own experimental laboratory that will drive the ongoing development of new collaborative models and structures. We want to make space for new possibilities, for learning and for incompleteness. The inaugural biennial was held at Hämeenlinna Art Museum and in the Kanta-Häme region 14.6.–8.9.2024.
Hämeenlinna Art Museum and Tampere Art Museum have joined forces with the Lahti Museum of Visual Arts Malva to launch Art Realm, a brand-new series of biennial exhibitions, which will rotate between venues in Kanta-Häme, Pirkanmaa and Päijät-Häme.