Save the Art! The Journey from Viipuri to Lappeenranta
South Karelia Museum, Lappeenranta
- 28.3.2026–4.10.2026
In the summer and autumn of 1939, the staff and administration of Viipuri Museum dared to make a momentous decision: the collections of Viipuri Art Museum must be evacuated far from the threatening eastern border.
Produced together with the Viipuri Friends of Art Association, the exhibition tells the dramatic true story of the rescue of artworks and of the planners, implementers and enablers behind the operation. The exhibition recreates the atmosphere just before the outbreak of the Winter War and presents the works that remained hidden in their secret refuge until the 1950s and were deposited in the collection of Lappeenranta Art Museum in 1990. A sister exhibition, Save the Art! (Pelastakaa taide!) will open at Hämeenlinna Art Museum in 2027. Both exhibitions are curated by art historian Anna Kortelainen.
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Museum contact details
South Karelia Museum
Kristiinankatu 15, 53900 Lappeenranta
040 130 9218
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Päämäärä:
South Karelia Museum, Kristiinankatu 15, 53900 Lappeenranta
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Admission fees
Pääsymaksut 12/9/0 €
Payment methods
Käteinen, useimmat luotto- ja debit-kortit.
Opening hours
| Mon | Closed |
| Tue | 11:00-17:00 |
| Wed | 11:00-17:00 |
| Thu | 11:00-17:00 |
| Fri | 11:00-17:00 |
| Sat | 11:00-17:00 |
| Sun | 11:00-17:00 |
OPEN 2.1.-1.6. and 19.8.-30.12. Tue-Sun 11-17, 2.6.-17.8. Mon-Fri 10-18, Sat-Sun 11-17 CLOSED 1.1., 18.-21.4., 30.4.-1.5., 29.5., 20.-21.6., 6.12., 23.-26.12. and 31.12.