Kiasma

Kiasma

The northern side of the Kiasma building
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Former name	Museum of Contemporary Art (Finnish: Nykytaiteen museo)
Established	1990 (1990) (Museum of Contemporary Art) 1998 (1998) (opening of Kiasma building)
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Coordinates	60°10′18″N 24°56′13″E / 60.17169°N 24.93683°E / 60.17169; 24.93683
Type	Art museum
Collections	Contemporary art
Visitors	295,000 (2017)
Director	Leevi Haapala
Owner	Finnish National Gallery
Website	www.kiasma.fi/en/

Kiasma is a contemporary art museum located on Mannerheimintie in Helsinki, Finland. Its name kiasma, Finnish for chiasma, alludes to the basic conceptual idea of its architect, Steven Holl. Kiasma is part of the Finnish National Gallery, and it is responsible for the gallery's contemporary art collection. Its central goal is to showcase contemporary art and to strengthen its status.