Furniture art and garden design in the 1920s–1940s
Villa Gyllenberg, Helsinki
- 6.6.2026 (15.00)
This lecture examines the interior and exterior designs of a house.

Maija Mäkikalli, Docent in History of Design and Applied Arts and Julia Donner PhD, Teacher in History of Landscape Architecture talk about their research for the Poetic Reality exhibition.
Maija Mäkikalli has done research on interior design from the 1920s–1940s. How did the design ideals of the time develop, and can these be seen in Villa Gyllenberg’s interiors?
Julia Donner has done research on Villa Gyllenberg’s garden and the work of Paul Olsson, who designed it. Do the garden trends of the time show in Villa Gyllenberg’s garden, and how much of Olsson’s original design is there still left in it?
The lecture is in Finnish.
Duration c. 45 min.
Included in the entrance ticket (12/10 €, the Museum Card).
No pre-bookings.
C. 100 seats.
Museum exhibitions
Museum events
- ROBE DE STYLE: Where Rococo meets Art Deco
25.4.2026 - Poetic Reality in 1920s – 1940s art, fashion and design
2.5.2026 - French post-impressionism in the 1930s – 1950s and Finland
9.5.2026 - Furniture art and garden design in the 1920s–1940s
6.6.2026 - Guided tour in the garden
13.6.2026 - The woman on the Mirabeau bridge
29.8.2026
Osana kulttuurikierrosta
Museum contact details
Villa Gyllenberg
Kuusisaarenpolku 11, 00340 Helsinki
09 481 333
Yhteydet julkisilla
Näytä reitti museolle Matkahuollon reittioppaassa
Katso reitti Matkahuollon reittioppaassa
Päämäärä:
Villa Gyllenberg, Kuusisaarenpolku 11, 00340 Helsinki
Lähtöpiste:
Admission fees
12/10/0 €
Payment methods
käteinen, yleisimmät pankki- ja luottorkortit, Smartum, Edenred ja Epassi -kulttuurisetelit / kontanter, de allmännaste bank- och creditkorten, Smartum, Edenred och Epassi-kultursedlar / cash, the most common bank and credit cards, Smartum, Edenred and Epassi culture vouchers
Accessibility [the criteria]
- Accessible toilet
- Induction loop
- Restricted accessibility: Aula, galleria sekä kahvio ovat esteettömiä. Kotimuseo ei ole esteetön. / Aulan, galleriet och caféet är hinderfria. Hemmuseet är inte hinderfritt. / The entrance hall, the gallery and the café are easily accessible. The home museum is not accessible.
- Seating inside the exhibition
- Wheelchair on loan


