Etusivu

The internationally acknowledged Finnish theatre director Kristian Smeds will now achieve his long-term dream of staging Fyodor Dostoyevsky's world famous novel, The Brothers Karamazov. The performance will be staged by 15 young Estonian...

876 Shades of Darkness

876 Shades of Darkness is divided into three themes: How to bring light into the long dark season? How to discover even humoristic ways of dealing with different matters perceived as dark? How does science explain darkness and how do we...

Pirjo’s Best Day Ever

The contemporary circus performance Pirjo’s Best Day Ever by the Varietee Kasataide Association tells the story of a lonely woman and a day in her life which starts out as mundane, but keeps getting more absurd as the day progresses. When she...

Animate

The Animate exhibition series will examine the role of animation as a stand-alone art form and as a part of Finnish and international visual arts in general.

New Baltic Drama

New Baltic Drama is an intimate theatre festival that will highlight the personal works from young and rising theatre professionals. Four new plays will be produced for four new dramatic texts created through a drama writing competition held...

Counter History 2011

The Counter History four days event in October 2011 will deliver of theatre, cinema and performance art and public events will include presentations, speeches, discussions and debates with the audience.

Aladdin’s Lamp – Kindling

Kindling, a joint project by eleven Aladdin’s Lamp Art Centres and the City of Turku, will bring together a wide range of artistic activities for children, young people and entire families, throughout Finland. In November 2011, the activities...

Turku International Puppetry Festival (TIP-Fest)

The TIP-Fest (Turku International Puppetry Festival) is a combined effort of Turku-based puppetry professionals and international top names. The programme includes pieces of visual theatre aimed at both children and adults, along with...

Under the Reading Lamp

The reading light will be switched on again for the reading campaign to be held during the autumn of 2011. This will be a nationwide event, which will spread across libraries of Finland. The campaign will culminate during Polar Night...

Eerik XIV

Eerik XIV introduces opera to an industrial setting and brings together many of the resources of the cultural institutions operating in Turku to create a spectacular large-scale production. Impressive visual projections, an urban environment and...

An extensive evaluation report:

Turku’s European Capital of Culture year 2011 serves as an example for future titleholders

Turku’s Capital of Culture year 2011 was an excellent example for future capitals of culture, with its emphasis on well-being and programme that encouraged the active participation of people. A significant new initiative was also the introduction of scientific research into the year’s programme.

Evaluation commissioned by European Commission considers Turku's year a success

Annually, the European Commission commissions an external evaluation of the European Capitals of...

Turku 2011 Foundation: State funding to the Capital of Cultural used as promised

The Turku 2011 Foundation has submitted its final report on the spending of the government aid of...

Tom of Finland Retrospective Attracted Record Audiences in Sweden

The Tom of Finland retrospective which was one of the key highlights of Turku’s European Capital of...

Turku Arts Academy cello ensemble in concert in Maribor, Slovenia

The Turku Arts Academy cello quartet performed at a concert held on 3 October in Maribor, European...

Tom of Finland Retrospective Attracted Record Audiences in Sweden

The Tom of Finland retrospective which was one of the key highlights of Turku’s European Capital of Culture 2011 has attracted record audiences of 31,000 over the summer at the prestigious Kulturhuset in Stockholm. The exhibition ran for nearly two months (28.6.-19.8.2012) and consisted of over 50 rare and iconic drawings on special loan from the permanent collection of the Tom of Finland Foundation Los Angeles.