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Museum · Turku · Updated on 1 November 2026.

WAM Museum of Contemporary Art in Turku

WAM Museum of Contemporary Art is a museum in Turku, Southwest Finland. This place has a story in the app. 12 of the 44 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 130 m you'll find a public toilet and a bench.

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Story · WAM Museum of Contemporary Art

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You're standing at the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, on the east bank of the Aura River in the heart of Turku. Locals just call it WAM. It's an art museum focused on modern art, and it's named after one of Finland's best-known sculptors, Wäinö Aaltonen.

Read the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Opening hours and admission

Visitors
55,000 a year

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

7 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near WAM Museum of Contemporary Art

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

44 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 12 of the 44 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Turku Cathedral
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Turku Cathedral · 1.3 km

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Photo: Otto Jula · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Turku Castle
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Turku Castle · 2 km

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Photo: Christian David · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Luostarinmäki
MuseumStory

Luostarinmäki · 970 m

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Photo: Kreegah · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons

Hear the story of Turku Cathedral on the spot with the app

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    Memorial · Turku, Finland

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Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a public toilet at 110 m.

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