The Children’s Museum Festival offers a fresh line-up of fun activities for the whole family at WeeGee and the revamped Leikki and Kruunu Museums
This year’s festival will take place at Exhibition Centre WeeGee, EMMA and KAMU Espoo City museums and the newly renovated Leikki Museum of Play and Kruunu Museum of Horology and Jewellery across the yard. Visit the exhibitions to discover more about the beloved characters created by children’s author Mauri Kunnas, learn about history and the story of handicrafts, be inspired by art and design, and don’t forget to drop in at our laboratory of play!
The theme of this year’s performances and workshops is ‘New Tricks’. There will be workshops for kids aged 4-10 (and adult companions) inviting you to visualize what it would be like to fly over the rooftops, laugh at jokes told by our whispering booth, or stop to chat with our fun art investigator duo.
Live performances will be staged on both days of the festival, and you can join in whenever you feel like it at whatever time suits you. Mirkka and Luis, selected as band of the year at the 2002 Jellonagala Children's Music Awards, will have both children and adults singing, laughing and dancing along with their lively performances. Janne and Marko, otherwise known as the Höpinätötterö children’s music duo from Tampere, have put together a witty show featuring their own songs and offering fun and laughs for the whole family. Hevosenkenkä Theater brings to life the famous characters of Mauri Kunnas in performances of their Mr Clutterbuck musical at the WeeGee Exhibition Centre.
The festival is easy to reach by subway. All the festival venues are within walking distance of Tapiola station, at Ahertajantie 3 and 5.
The Children’s Museum Festival is organized by Exhibition Centre WeeGee, EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art, the Leikki Museum of Play, KAMU Espoo City Museum and the Kruunu Museum of Horology and Jewellery, with the participation of the Espoo School of Art and the Arkki School of Architecture for Children and Youth. Produced with the kind support of AFRY.
Exhibition Centre WeeGee, the Leikki Museum of Play in and the Kruunu Museum of Horology and Jewellery are offering a special combi-discount. If you pay the full admission fee for adults (€20 for WeeGee, and €16 for the Leikki and Kruunu combi-ticket), you can get a 20% discount on admission to other museums by presenting your cash receipt at the ticket office. Visitors under 18 and over 70 and Museum Card holders always enjoy free admission!
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EMMA – Espoon modernin taiteen museon kokoelma- ja näyttelytoiminta profiloituu kotimaiseen ja kansainväliseen modernismiin, nykytaiteeseen sekä designiin. EMMA sijaitsee Espoon Tapiolassa, professori Aarno Ruusuvuoren suunnittelemassa betoniarkkitehtuuria edustavassa Näyttelykeskus WeeGeessä. Näyttelytilat ovat pinta-alaltaan Suomen suurimmat, ja pelkistetty moderni arkkitehtuuri tukee EMMAn, Saastamoisen säätiön ja Tapio Wirkkala Rut Bryk Säätiön kokoelmien sekä vaihtuvien näyttelyiden kokemuksellista esittämistä. Tervetuloa!
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Med EMMAs och Saastamoinen stiftelsens utställningsserie InCollection visas amerikanska Tschabalala Selfs produktion för första gången i Finland7.5.2024 09:30:00 EEST | Tiedote
Tschabalala Self är den sjunde konstnären i InCollection-serien av beställningsutställningar som EMMA och Saastamoinen stiftelsen producerar i samarbete. Utgångspunkten för utställningen Från samma kvarter har varit målningen Anthurium (Flamingoblomma) som beställts till stiftelsens samling. Konstnärens målningar och skulpturer i flera olika material skapar i EMMAs utställningslokaler narrativa presentationer som gestaltar livet i gatukvarteren i Harlem i New York. Utställningen visas på EMMA i ett år, från den 8 maj 2024 till den 4 maj 2025.
Tschabalala Self’s first solo exhibition in Finland to open at EMMA as part of InCollection series co-produced with Saastamoinen Foundation7.5.2024 09:30:00 EEST | Press release
Tschabalala Self is the seventh artist to join InCollection series of exhibitions co-produced by the museum and the foundation. The centerpiece of the exhibition Around the Way is Anthurium, a newly commissioned painting by Self which will join the Saastamoinen Foundation Art Collection. Around the Way transforms EMMA’s exhibition spaces with colourful displays to evoke the metropolitan landscapes of Harlem and the atmosphere of its domestic interiors. The expansive year-long exhibition is on view from 8 May 2024 until 4 May 2025.
EMMAn ja Saastamoisen säätiön InCollection-näyttelysarja esittelee yhdysvaltalaisen Tschabalala Selfin tuotantoa ensi kertaa Suomessa7.5.2024 09:30:00 EEST | Tiedote
Tschabalala Self on seitsemäs taiteilija EMMAn ja Saastamoisen säätiön yhteistyössä tuottamassa InCollection -komissionäyttelyiden sarjassa. Samasta korttelista -nimisen näyttelyn lähtökohtana on toiminut säätiön kokoelmaan tilattu maalaus Anthurium (Flamingonkukka). Taiteilijan monimateriaaliset maalaukset ja veistokset muodostavat EMMAn näyttelytiloihin tarinallisia esillepanoja, jotka ilmentävät New Yorkin Harlemin katukortteleiden elämää. Näyttely on esillä EMMAssa vuoden, 8. toukokuuta 2024–4. toukokuuta 2025.
INBJUDAN till media: Presskonferens för utställning Tschabalala Self: Från samma kvarter, tisdagen den 7 maj kl. 10 på EMMA23.4.2024 13:30:00 EEST | Kutsu
EMMA i samarbete med Saastamoinen Stiftelsen är stolta att kunna presentera Från samma kvarter, den amerikanska konstnären Tschabalala Selfs första utställning i Finland. Varmt välkommen på presskonferens för att höra konstnären berätta om utställningen.
INVITATION for media: Press event for Tschabalala Self: Around the Way on Tuesday 7 May at 10 am in EMMA23.4.2024 13:30:00 EEST | Press Invitation
EMMA, in collaboration with the Saastamoinen Foundation, is delighted to present Around the Way the first solo exhibition in Finland by the US artist Tschabalala Self. Warmly welcome to the press preview at EMMA to hear about the exhibition from the artist.
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