Roos House

Several new exhibitions are displayed in our Museum every year.  You can visit our temporary exhibitions at the Roos House, at the Exhibition Hall and in the corridor gallery of the Kokkola City Hall. In our exhibitions art and cultural history bring light to local topics and explore modern phenomenons.

Love Me, Love Me Not – Business Ties and High Society Drama in 19th-Century Kokkola

Roos House, Pitkänsillankatu 39
Open Tue–Sun 11 am–4 pm, Thu 11 am–6 pm
8/5 €

The renewed main exhibition invites visitors to discover new stories and experiences – featuring works from Karl Herman Renlund’s collection of Finnish Golden Age art, along with glimpses into the life of the Roos family. You are free to explore the exhibition in any order you wish – simply follow the roses. A warm welcome to experience the new story of Roos House!

COMING SOON: Anatomy of Blushing
23.10.2026-21.3.2027

The exhibition Anatomy of Blushing explores the human body and sexuality in a direct and unapologetic way. The works may surprise, unsettle or even make you laugh – and blushing is perfectly allowed!

Curated by Veikko Halmetoja, the exhibition brings together five contemporary artists: Panos Balomenos, Kalle Hamm, Anni Kinnunen, Hannu Riikonen and Sirkku Rosi. The exhibition is complemented by works selected from the ITE art collection of the Maaseudun Sivistysliitto, deposited with the K.H. Renlund Museum. Paintings, photographs and sculptures come together to form an exhibition in which human experiences and the body take on many different forms.