150th birthday of Eliel Saarinen!
In honor of his birthday, we have published Saarinen's sketchbook and photo album from his American years on Finna! You can also explore Saarinen's unique collection of drawings, comprising around 400 original architectural sketches.
Examples from Eliel Saarinen -collection
Adopt a drawing
The Museum of Finnish Architecture has launched the Adopt a Drawing (Adoptoi piirustus) campaign to help support the collection work. During the campaign, it is possible to adopt a drawing from a selection of over a half-million drawings.
The maintenance, conservation and documentation of the drawings are the primary tasks of the Museum of Finnish Architecture. The management of the collections aims to ensure that the common architectural heritage is preserved for future generations.
If a client wants to adopt a drawing, the museum staff will help find a suitable one, for example, according to the architect, the era or the type of building. Depending on the size of the drawing, the adoption costs 400–1000 euros and the full amount is used to conserve and care for the drawings. The adoption remains in the museum as long as the drawing: the name of the person who adopted the drawing is attached to the collection’s information, and the sponsor also receives a certificate of honour and a 1: 1 copy of the drawing.
Below is a selection of architect Eliel Saarinen’s most beautiful drawings.
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Museum of Finnish Architecture has published only a small part of its collections in Finna. Museum of Finnish Architecture is specialised in modern Finnish architecture. Its collections consist of digital images, black-and-white photographs, slides, original drawings, copies of drawings, documents, models, books, journals and manuscripts.
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