Yesterday we woke up early and set out to the Helsinki metropolitan area, which includes Espoo where we first ventured to. After a two hour drive from Nokia, we landed at the Akseli Gallen-Kallela studio museum. Gallen-Kallela is one of the most famous and influential Finnish painters. I also have a pretty big connection to him back in Buffalo too. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo recently just got a new art museum director from Helsinki. His name is Janne Gallen-Kallela Siren. The names are similar you say? Indeed. His great grandfather is the Aksel Gallen-Kallela. I always find weird connections to Buffalo.We toured around the gallery for a while and walked a the surrounding land along an inlet of the sea. After sitting for two hours in the car it was nice to finally stand up.
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