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Morning Coffee on the Roof of a Town is a vantage point over discussion topics that emerge about the Gösta Serlachius Fine Arts Foundation’s contemporary art collection. The foundation began to collect contemporary art in the early 2010s. The collection currently consists of more than 500 works, of which approximately 60 are on display in this […]

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Pirjetta Branderille taiteen tekeminen on pohjavirran luotaamista. Hän kuvaa usein totuuksia aistien ja ymmärryksen rajamailta. Hän tarkastelee elämää jättämättä pois epämiellyttäviä ilmiöitä, joiden olemassaolon tiedämme mutta joita emme halua ajatella tai ainakaan sanoa ääneen. Branderin taiteen perusta on tiedon hankkiminen. Teoksillaan hän kartoittaa maailmassa olemisen tapoja ja pohtii, kuinka olemista on mahdollista sietää. Näyttelyn teokset […]

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US artist Lorna Simpson (b. 1960) is considered one of the most influential contemporary artists of our time. Simpson came to prominence in the 1980s through her pioneering approach to conceptual photography, which featured striking juxtapositions of text and staged images and raised questions about the nature of representation, identity, gender, race and history. Layered […]

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The exhibition Genesis by Ahmed Al-Nawas and Minna Henriksson offers an alternative perspective on the origin of Mänttä’s paper industry. The artists highlight the role of the workers as well as the financial and foreign policy motives that guided the actions of the leaders of the Serlachius company. The works communicate with Lennart Segerstråle’s (1892–1975) […]

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The exterior form of a pulp mill is familiar to many people. But what happens inside a mill?  The exhibition tells about the manufacture of pulp in Mänttä, in Finland’s last sulphite pulp mill. The interview-based narration highlights the people behind the process diagrams and production figures, approaching the topic from the perspective of everyday […]

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The permanent exhibition Paper Devil at the Gustaf Museum tells the story of the petulant paper mill owner in a completely new way. Paper Devil offers an intensely dramatized and visual experience. The phases of the mill owner’s life takes the spectators from one scene to the next and from one atmosphere to another. Serlachius […]

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At Apothecary’s Trade House you will learn how an old pharmacy traded with many other things than merely medicines. The exhibition leads us to the times of G. A. Serlachius. In its functional workshops you can learn about the operations and professions of an old pharmacy. This workshop exhibition is directed particularly to children and […]

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What can we extract from the flow of life? The word ‘catch’ may mean, among other things, gathering a moving object as well as grasping, observing and understanding. It may also mean discovery or recognition.  In the works of the exhibition, the world is in motion. They direct our attention to presence. Life is incredibly […]

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US artist Devan Shimoyama (b. 1989) explores themes of sexuality, race and gender in his carnivalesque works. He reflects on queer identity, appending to it references from mythology and art history. In terms of technique, the works are playful: the artist combines in his paintings different materials, such as glitter, fabric and rhinestones, and also […]

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MASKS. Multiple Identities from Antiquity to Contemporary Art explores the meanings of mask wearing as part of human history. Since prehistoric times, humans have felt the need to hide their identity temporarily, or to change it completely.  The cultural-historical meanings of masquerade have varied over time in different parts of the world, but it is still […]