The time for acknowledgements and thanks with respect to the Capital of Culture year will be the weekend from 17 to 18 December. The driving theme of the weekend is light. On Saturday 17 December, the banks of the River Aura will be bathed in celebratory lights. The last day of the Logomo exhibitions will be Sunday 18 December.
An art installation will be built around a harbour crane located at the Turku river bank to celebrate the end of the Capital of Culture year with a permanent memento of the year of festivities.
Saturday features smaller events and activities all over the city. Choirs bring joy to people among others at the 2011 Corner and by the River Aura. Mulled wine and gingerbread will be also available at the 2011 Corner.
The driving theme of the weekend is light. On Saturday 17 December, the banks of the River Aura will be bathed in celebratory lights designed by light artist Kari Kola.
The Detour film is the result of one year of research, interviews and travels around the Gulf of Finland, questioning the memory shared by Finns, Russians and Estonians. The documentary film will be presented twice in Turku in December 2011.
Turku - Capital of Culture 2011 wants to thank everybody for the successful year and offers a free entrance to the Logomo exhibitions on Saturday and Sunday 17 - 18 December. On Friday, the exhibitions close already at 5 pm, but on weekend the...
