en Information and Photo Services
The Theatre Museum’s Information Service responds to inquiries related to the museum’s materials. Customers are served by phone, email, and on-site in the research room. If a customer cannot personally access the museum’s archives and collections, extensive research can be carried out as a paid information service. Digital photo copies from the museum’s photo archive and, if necessary, other archival materials are provided for the client’s use.
Research Room
Visiting the research room
Visits by appointment only. Visitors are met at the door at the agreed time.
Please note! The information and photo services and the research room will be closed from December 22, 2025, to January 6, 2026.
Street address
Kumpulantie 11, Helsinki
Access from Kumpulantie to the research room is not barrier-free. If you have mobility restrictions, please mention this when booking your visit so we can arrange an accessible visit!
Postal address
Kuortaneenkatu 3 C, 00520 Helsinki
Phone
040 1922 309
Information Service
Theatre professionals, researchers, students, and others interested in performing arts can explore Theatre Museum’s archival and object collections as well as the reference library in the research room, where it is also possible to listen to audio recordings and view video materials. Visitors can search the collection database independently, but guidance is available if needed. Extensive research is carried out as a paid information service (see price list). A small selection of the Theatre Museum’s photographs is available for viewing and use via the Finna.fi service.
Visits must be arranged in advance.
Photo Service
The Theatre Museum’s archive holds extensive photo collections related to performing arts, including production, role, and portrait photographs. All customers can view the archive’s photos in the research room. The photo service operates by appointment, with customers visiting the research room to explore the photo collections.
Digital photo copies can be ordered by agreement (see price list). Delivery time is usually seven days. Users must provide Theatre Museum’s library with one copy of any product in which archive photos are used. After use, image files must be deleted.
Image rights and copyright
Theatre Museum does not automatically own usage rights to all images in its collections; rights are checked individually when processing an order. More recent photographs are subject to a protection period, meaning permission for use must be obtained from the photographer. In such cases, the client also agrees on any usage fees directly with the photographer.
The user is responsible for respecting copyright and privacy protection (see Copyright Act). When publishing, Theatre Museum’s archive and the photographer’s name must be credited.