Collection services
How to request loans for exhibitions outside of Finland
Villa Gyllenberg loans artworks and objects from the Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation’s collections to professional museums and exhibition organizers. Please send your loan request, addressed to Chief Curator Lotta Nylund, by email to Registrar Kira Toikka kira.toikka@gyllenbergs.fi, at the latest 9 months before the exhibition opening, and include the following information:
- The exhibition title, the exhibition location, and the dates of the exhibition period
- A description of the exhibition concept and the reasons motivating the loan
- A list of requested artworks with the name of the artist, title and year
- A signed Standard Facility Report, which documents conditions for safety, security and climate control at the exhibition venue.
For exhibition venues and museums outside of Finland, we charge a loan fee of EUR 400 for each object, which includes administration of the loan, minor conservation costs and a condition report.
In addition, the Borrower covers the costs of insurance, crates, shipping and costs associated with any courier services. This normally includes travel costs, hotel accommodation, local travel costs and per diem, which is based on the Finnish authority’s foreign rate and is adjusted on a yearly basis.
Other costs may incur in connection with the loan. All costs will be agreed upon before the loan agreement is signed.
Contact information:
Chief Curator Lotta Nylund, lotta.nylund@gyllenbergs.fi
Registrar, curator Kira Toikka, kira.toikka@gyllenbergs.fi
Image Requests
High-quality images of artworks in the collections may be requested by email from the Head of Customer and Program Services.The message should include:
- which work or works the request concerns
- the purpose for which the image is needed
- the size of the print run
- with whom the photo agreement will be made
A fee is charged for commercial use of images.
Use of images related to artwork loans is free of charge for the duration of the exhibition.
It is the responsibility of the image user to clarify and pay any copyright fees.
Contact information:
Head of Customer and Program Services Siiri Oinonen, siiri.oinonen@gyllenbergs.fi
Researching the Collections
The art, object, and book collections of Signe and Ane Gyllenberg Foundation have been published on the online platform finna.fi. Here is the link to our collections on Finna.
Researchers, students, and the general public can research the collections. T
hose interested should book a visit well in advance by sending an email to the curator.
In connection with your visit, we will record your name, contact details, the date of your visit, and the purpose of use for the museum’s internal purposes and statistical reporting.
By signing, the user undertakes to comply with data protection and copyright legislation, the museum’s terms of use for the collections, and to refrain from using the material in any way that could harm or demean individuals referenced in the material.
You can review the guidelines of the Finnish National Board on Research Integrity via this link https://tenk.fi/en/research-integrity-ri
Contact information:
Curator Kira Toikka, kira.toikka@gyllenbergs.fi