WAM Museum of Contemporary Art in Turku, Finland, has reopened to the public after an extensive renovation, welcoming visitors back on Saturday 31 October with a new exhibition programme. The reopening brings a major solo show by a Canadian artist, a fresh display drawn from the city's collection, and a new platform for experimentation.

The opening exhibition is Web of Wyrd, the first solo presentation in the Nordic countries by Sabrina Ratté, a Montreal-based artist born in 1982. Known for visually rich works that combine 3D animation, analogue video, print and installation, Ratté has created a mystical, immersive environment in a completely new exhibition space on the museum's lower level. Eight works made in the 2020s are shown as large-scale projections and printed pieces, influenced by science fiction and by the artist's interest in spirituality and animism. Her most recent work, Archipels, is projected at large scale on the museum's facade. The show is curated by Anna Perälä of WAM, which has also produced a new publication introducing the artist's practice.

Alongside it, the collection exhibition Primal Force — Works from the Turku City Art Collection traces the museum's history from its construction in the 1960s to the present day, bringing together sculptures by the Finnish sculptor Wäinö Aaltonen and other key works from the collection. A third strand, WAMx, opens in the museum's studio space as a flexible, artist-led programme built around collaboration and exchange across disciplines.

The building itself, completed in 1967 to designs by architects Matti and Irma Aaltonen, is widely regarded as one of Finland's architectural gems. The €17 million renovation modernised it to support immersive exhibitions, expanded the museum and restored key spaces to their original form. Looking ahead, WAM will be the main partner of Frame Contemporary Art Finland at the Pavilion of Finland at the 62nd Venice Biennale in 2028, presenting the Biennale exhibition to Finnish audiences after its showing in Venice.