Abstract
This paper focuses on the characteristics and educational activities of the representative museums in Finland that function as social education facilities, namely the National Art Museum of Ateneum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma and the Design Museum, through field research and interviews with the people concerned. The results showed that these museums contributed to art education for children by: (1) implementing educational extension activities through the formulation and operation of original programmes by specialist staff; and (2) conducting activities in collaboration with schools with support from the national and local governments. Furthermore, (3) the use of ICT provided opportunities for the public, especially those living in remote areas, to come into contact with works of art, and revealed trends in the role of museums and their educational dissemination activities with a view to the promotion of the arts in the country and the post-Corona period.
