This page contains instructions and information for visitors of the Finnish Museum of Photography Cable Factory premises. If you have any questions before visiting the museum, we advice you to contact the museum well in advance.
Non-urgent matters preferably by e-mail:
kaapelifmp@fmp.fi (general questions regarding the visit)
booking@fmp.fi (groups, guided tours and events)
In urgent cases, Cable Museum's ticket office serves at the number: 040 1922 300
Opening hours and tickets
The museum is open Mon-Sun 11am-6pm. The price of the entrance ticket is 12 / 6 / 0 eur / Museum Card. Exceptions to opening hours and more detailed information about payment methods and discounts can be found here:
https://www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/visit-us/opening-hours-admission-location
Arrival
The G staircase entrance of the Cable Factory. Photo: Virve Laustela, The Finnish Museum of Photography
- The Cable Factory exhibition facilities of the Finnish Museum of Photography are located at the end of the building, the G staircase, Kaapelinaukio 3. You can enter the museum either through the Cable Factory Glass Courtyard or by using the museum's G staircase entrance at the front end of the Cable Factory main building. Both entrances are accessible.
- Learn more about accessibility
- Always go to the exhibition spaces through the ticket office. You can pay any entrance fees at the ticket office. We are a Museum Card venue. You can always ask the museum staff for more information about the exhibition/museum.
- If you are bringing a group with you, let the ticket office know the size of the group. If you have ordered a guided tour for your group, the guide will be waiting for you at the ticket office. The exhibition space has 20 portable chairs for groups.
- We hope that groups visiting the exhibitions independently inform us in advance of their arrival at the address: booking@fmp.fi
Facilities and services
Cable museum's lobby and ticket office. The coat racks are visible in the background. Photo: Virve Laustela, The Finnish Museum of Photography
The entrance to Cable museums on the Glass Courtyard side is through the Factory Shop. Photo: Virve Laustela, The Finnish Museum of Photography
The Cable Museums' entrance on the Glass Courtyard side can be reached along a slope. Photo: Virve Laustela, The Finnish Museum of Photography
- There are lockers for coats and bags in the lobby.
Closing the locker: first press the start key in the lower left corner of the numeric keypad. After that, key in four numbers of your choice and finally press the picture of the lock in the lower right corner. Try to make sure the compartment door locked.
Important! Remember this four-digit code you came up with, with the same code you can open the compartment again. The drawer opens the same way you locked it. Also remember the number of the compartment you chose, so that you can find the right compartment when you leave. In case of problems, contact the ticket office.
- You can spend time and eat snacks in the loft of the lobby, and the toilets can be found under the loft.
- From the lobby there is access to the Process space, which has free entry. Courses, workshops and seminars are organized in the space, and you can sit and read photo books there when the space is free. Sometimes exhibitions are organized in the space.
- The exhibitions of the Finnish Museum of Photography are located on two floors. The changing exhibitions on the first floor can be accessed directly from the lobby. The exhibitions on the basement floor can be accessed from the lobby by elevator and through the Glass Courtyard by stairs. The museum's permanent exhibition Viewfinder, the darkroom and the Gallery of changing exhibitions are located in the basement.
- The museum offers both open public guided tours and guided tours that can be reserved. Open public guided tours are organized on Sundays at 13-14. Museum entrance fee.
- From the lobby, you can also take the elevator to the other Cable Museums, i.e. The Theater Museum (2nd floor) and The Hotel and Restaurant Museum (3rd floor).
- You can find more information about Cable Factory cafe and restaurant services here: www.kaapelitehdas.fi/en/cafes-and-restaurants
More information about guided tours and workshops and reservations: www.valokuvataiteenmuseo.fi/en/visit-us/guided-tours-and-workshops
In the exhibition space
The exhibition spaces structure change when the exhibitions change. Paradoxes of Photography exhibition from 2022. Photo: Virve Laustela, The Finnish Museum of Photography
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The entrance to the changing exhibition spaces at the Cable Factory premises of the Finnish Museum of Photography is from the museum's lobby through the cabinet between the two glass double doors. The cabinet ensures that museum conditions are maintained in the exhibition spaces. The doors of the cabinet leading to the exhibition space have not yet been motorized. The lobby service staff will open the doors upon request. To leave the exhibition space, call: 040 1922 300.
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The entrance to the museum's permanent exhibition Viewfinder, the darkroom and the Gallery space for changing exhibitions is accessible from the lobby either by elevator or through glass doors and stairs through the Glass Courtyard.
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For the sake of the safety of the artworks, please also note the following instructions when visiting the exhibition:
- During the visit, move calmly. Please consider other groups and museum guests.
- You are not allowed to lean on the walls in the exhibition spaces, nor to write or draw against the walls.
- Works of art may not be touched unless permission is given in written form. -
The Finnish Museum of Photography is committed to the safer space principles in all its activities.
Teacher's checklist
- Familiarize yourself with the exhibitions before your group's visit either online or on site for free by showing your OAJ card (when planning a visit).
- Check out information and materials created for schools on the museum's website.
- Make use of the accompanying materials related to the exhibition. Possible audio guides and podcasts as well as assignment materials can be found on the museum's website.
- Book a guided tour for your group. Guided tours are a good way to deepen your visit to the exhibition. Guided tours can be booked via an online form. Reservations must be made no later than a week before the time of the tour. Read more about guided tours and book a guided tour here.
- Also inform us about independent group visits in advance by e-mail to booking@fmp.fi. Through the same address, you can also ask anything related to visiting the museum.
- Remember to inform parents about the museum visit.
The Finnish Museum of Photography is committed to the safer space principles in all its activities.
Back at school
After each visit to the museum, it is recommended to have a feedback discussion with the students and think about what you remembered. We at the museum are also interested in how did your visit go. Any possible feedback is very welcome. You can send feedback to erja.salo@fmp.fi, Erja Salo (Head of Education and Public programmes)
Preparation
Before visiting the museum, think about which topic or theme you want to focus on. A visit to an exhibition can deepen what you have already learned or be the start of new learning process. Museum visits are great, for example, for learning about phenomena according to the new curriculum and integrating different subjects.
Planning the content of the museum visit together with the students makes the visit more exciting. Especially for the younger students, it is good to tell in advance where we are going and what we will do in the museum. Working in a museum, museum work and the basics of museum rules can also be the subject of the visit. Students should be encouraged already at school to discuss and ask questions. The materials accompanying the exhibitions also serve as a good support for preparation.
In the museum
The teacher's role during the guided tour or independent visit is important. The teacher must be present during the entire visit. Good student behavior is a common goal of both teachers and museums.
For the sake of the safety of the artworks, please also note the following instructions when visiting the exhibition:
Move calmly during the visit. Please consider other groups and museum guests. The teacher must always accompany the student group. We recommend that you explore the exhibitions together. Have a conversation, but avoid giving directions in a loud voice. If you do assignments at the exhibition, please remember that even then you cannot leave the students unsupervised. You are not allowed to lean on the walls in the exhibition spaces, nor do you write or draw against the walls. Works of art may not be touched unless permission is given in written form.
