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D
esigned by Finnish architects JKMM,
Amos Rex opened its doors in August
– and found a seemingly endless line
of people on the sidewalk waiting to get in.
Months later, the situation is still the same:
people are queuing up to get the goods on
the cultural newcomer.
Principle architect Aimo Jaaksi says
that the museum has really mobilized large
numbers of people; and, to boot, also inter-
national media has been swooning about
the museum, with such stalwart players as
BBC and The Guardian tipping their hat to
the project.
“There was something here that has
just clicked right away,” says Jaaksi, while
admitting to being a “little surprised” by the
museum’s popularity. As the first ten weeks
saw 140,000 visitors to the museum – a new
record in Finland – it is clear that Jaaksi
and his crew have really hit a homerun with
this one.
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