Culture by the water

The harbour city of Turku, surrounding the mouth of the River Aura, is known for its shipbuilding, biotechnology and universities, but also as a city of culture.
 
The Turku 2011 Capital of Culture Programme consists of 160 projects including approximately 5,000 individual events. Several Capital of Culture productions take place near water, both the surrounding sea and the river. For example, various music festivals organised in the western coast of Finland will come together with the Lights Concert Series from April to July. The concerts, set in the unique Baltic Sea archipelago, will range from classical music to jazz.

An international contemporary art exhibition Contemporary Art Archipelago (CAA) will be held in Turku archipelago during the summer of 2011. The exhibition can be experienced from cruise ships as well as small boats, along the roads and virtually, on a remote islet, on ferries or on radio waves.

A cross-cultural Curated Expedition to the Baltic Sea will allow the Capital of Culture audience to marvel at and to examine the Baltic Sea and related natural phenomena through five different art projects.

The hottest Finnish export, sauna, will be given proper focus during the summer 2011 too. The SaunaLab project will create saunas that re-interpret the entire sauna concept, acting as both art installations and places for bathing.

In late August, the River Aura will be visited by the Culture 2011 Tall Ships Regatta. The tall sailing ships will be open to the public. Grand ships and various supplementary events will be a guaranteed highlight for the summer and one of the biggest public events during the year.

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