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”By the year 2025, it became clear that the Storm was inevitable. The Families prepared their Bunkers. The Left Behind could do nothing but pray that some new and better world would emerge from the rubble of the old.” Matthew Day Jackson’s (b. 1974) exhibition Maa at the Serlachius Museum Gösta in Mänttä, and a […]

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Johanna Lecklin’s (s. 1972) exhibition Once Upon a Time, in This Place at Serlachius Museums Gustaf addresses a painful episode in Finland’s history, the Civil War. Moreover, it examines the possible effects and aftermath of the events of 1918. She searches in history for stories and events that can also help us explain the present […]

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Gerard Byrne’s highly praised videoinstallation has created a thesis about radio as a model of time. It raises questions about collective memory and communality. Irish artist Gerard Byrne (b. 1969) is famous for his ambitious video installations and photographic projects. Works utilising documentary material, theatre and literature often challenge our understandings of the immediate past. The video […]

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Olli and Bucklan were the nick-names of the talented artist couple Eric O. W. Ehrström (1881–1934) and Olga Gummerus-Ehrström (1876–1938). They are little-known figures in Finnish art history. Now their output is on show in a comprehensive exhibition. Moreover, many of the works and sketches of the exhibition are on show for the first time. […]

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The Quest for Happiness – Italian Art Now presents a selection of the most interesting Italian contemporary artists. Their common theme is the quest for happiness. The majority of them have never exhibited in Finland before. For many of them, creativity and energy have been the answer to the economic and political crisis that struck […]

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Awarded costumes of Rome legendary costume house Tirelli Costumi from classic motion pictures and theatre. Since 1950s, the economic growth, development of the film industry and major international productions generated theatre and film costume houses who combined creativity with Italy’s high quality craftsmanship. One of them is Tirelli Costumi, whose costumes have brought to Italy […]

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Photographic artist Nanna Hänninen addresses the themes of insecurity and otherness as well as climate change in her exhibition How about the Future? on show at Serlachius Museum Gösta. Photographic artist Nanna Hänninen’s (b. 1973) international career began at the Berlin Art Fair in 2000. Now, 20 years later, Hänninen brings to Serlachius Museum Gösta her retrospective exhibition […]

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How do we interpret something as alive? Could the basis of discussion be movement?  The works of Petri Eskelinen (b. 1975) are often thought experiments on topical issues that he has modelled into various kinds of devices. Eskelinen, who is known for his moving interactive sculptures, works by means of technical experimentation. The viewer is […]

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In his exhibition, Artists and Models, renowned Canadian artist Rodney Graham brings to the Serlachius Museums his disguise self-portraits for which he is best known.  Rodney Graham (b. 1949) lives and works in Vancouver. He is one of his country’s most respected contemporary artists and has exhibited extensively throughout the world. Graham’s exhibition at Serlachius […]

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Jani Leinonen’s exhibition at Serlachius Museum Gösta is a magical installation implemented using centuries-old stained-glass techniques. It is also a plunge into the long history of propaganda and manipulation – and the colourful present.  Jani Leinonen is one of Finland’s best-known contemporary artists. As the material of his works, he uses trademarks, product packaging or […]