Summer programme and guided tours in Vaasa’s museums

In July, summer art workshops are arranged as follows:

• Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art workshops on Wednesdays: 3 July, 10 July, 17 July, 24 July and 31 July, at 11:00 and 14:00 (bilingual). We will familiarise ourselves with the exhibition Bodies and Moments – three perspectives to the Kuntsi collection, and in the workshop, we will make experimental paintings.
• Tikanoja Art Museum workshops on Thursdays: 4 July, 11 July, 18 July and 25 July, at 10:00 and 14:00 (bilingual). We take a short tour of the exhibition Eastern Spirituality and afterwards we will fold motifs from origami paper to match the theme.
• The Museum of Old Vaasa workshops on Fridays: 5 July, 12 July, 19 July and 26 July at 10:00 and 14:00 (bilingual). We will get to know the Museum of Old Vaasa and in the workshop, we will make our own three-dimensional boats in the spirit of the shipbuilder Falander.
• Ostrobothnian museum workshops on Saturdays; 6 July, 13 July, 20 July and 27 July at 10:00 and 14:00 (bilingual). We will familiarise ourselves with the exhibition Who is Roger Broo? and think about who the art collector was. In the workshop, we will make self-portraits using collage techniques.

The summer tours and workshops are bilingual and free for those under 18.

Public guided tours on Sundays

Guided tours of current exhibitions are arranged in the museums on Sundays. The guided tours for the public are included in the museum admission fee.

• Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art: The exhibition Bodies and Moments – Three perspectives to the Kuntsi Collection on Sunday 7July and 4 August at 13:00 in Swedish and at 14:00 in Finnish
• Ostrobothnian Museum: The exhibition Who is Roger Broo? Sunday 14 July and 11 August at 13:00 in Swedish and at 14:00 in Finnish
• Tikanoja Art Museum: The exhibition Eastérn Spirituality, Sunday 21 July and 18 August at 13:00 in Swedish and at 14:00 in Finnish
• Museum of Old Vaasa Sunday 28 July and 25 August at 13:00 in Swedish and at 14:00 in Finnish

A photographic exhibition about the first moon landing opens at Terranova

At Terranova in the Ostrobothnian Museum, the photographic exhibition Man to the Moon 55 opens on 3 July 2024. Through photographs, the exhibition tells the story of the first moon landing, which will have been 55 years ago this year. The exhibition about the Apollo 11 moon landing is on display until the autumn, and it also highlights the fact that American Finns participated in the US space programme. Later in the year, there will be a continuation of the exhibition when it deals with other moon landings. The exhibition has been produced by the VB Photography Centre and the Ostrobothnian Museum.

The Ostrobothnian Museum also has longer-term collection exhibitions: Treasures from near and far and Vaasa 400.

Finnish Visual Arts Day on 10 July

Let’s celebrate the Finnish Visual Arts Day on Wednesday 10 July. A painting event will be arranged at the Tikanoja Art Museum, where everyone interested will have an opportunity to paint in the atmospheric inner garden alongside the Vaasa Artists Guild from 12:00–16:30.

At the Tikanoja Art Museum, it is also possible to participate in Sahaja yoga on Saturdays: 29 June and 6 July from 13:00 –14:30. The yoga is free for participants, and on event days you can even visit the Eastern Spirituality exhibition at the student price.

Events at the Museum of Old Vaasa in August

The anniversary of Vaasa’s great fire is celebrated at the Museum of Old Vaasa on Saturday 3 August. The Museum of Old Vaasa is one of the few buildings not destroyed in the great fire of 1852. Guided tours on the subject are promised at 13:00 in Finnish, at 14:00 in Swedish and at 15:00 in English. Admission to the event is free.

On Old Vasa Day, Sunday 18 August, you can familiarise yourself with the museum by taking part in short guided tours at 14:00 in English, 15:00 in Finnish and 16:00 in Swedish. During the day an art workshop ‘I hope you will grow’ is arranged by artists Alan Bulfin and Pii Anttila in Louko’s Cottage. During the art instruction, you will make your own story cube; by throwing a dice, you illustrate a picture book that you made yourself. People of all ages can participate in the workshop, which is free.

In August, the Museum of Old Vaasa will also open the exhibition Tar and Sea Spray, which was produced by KulturÖsterbotten together with other maritime museums in the region.

Vaasa’s museums are open from Wednesday to Sunday from 10:00-17:00 during the Night of the Arts on Thursday 15 August. Among Vaasa’s museums, the Ostrobothnian Museum, Tikanoja Art Museum and Kuntsi Museum of Modern Art will be open from 15:00-21:00.