Excellent creatures
The theme of the September event is insects and various small creatures. We approach the topic through exploration and imagination.
The programme for the day includes art workshops, performances, and guided tours of the exhibition A Question of Time. The number of participants is limited, and registration takes place upon arrival at the museum.
Programme
Saturday workshop
Workshop space, floor 2.5
11:00–15:00
A strange bug – drawing and painting workshop
We explore insects through observation, envisaging new traits for them in the future. The working methods are drawing and wash painting.
Read more about Saturday workshops
Guided tours for children
At 12:00 and at 13:00 (in Finnish)
Read more about guided tours (in Finnish)
Concert: Small creatures
Ateneum Hall, floor 1.5
At 13:00 and 14:00
“The tunes should be short. The creatures featured should not be bigger than a cat.” Each small composition to be heard in the concert depicts a trait or quality in one animal. In addition to the pieces of music performed by the guitarist Petri Kumela, the concert will feature clever and humorous poems based on fascinating facts about animals, read by the author Laura Ruohonen. The concert lasts for approximately 25 minutes. The concert is in Finnish.
Petri Kumela, guitar
Laura Ruohonen, poems
Erika Kallasmaa, illustrations
Lecture: Did you know? Science and art for children
Ateneum Hall, floor 1.5
At 15:00
In the Did you know? lectures, experts from various fields introduce children to phenomena in science and art. Each lecture lasts for approximately 30 minutes, after which the lecturer answers questions from the audience. The lecture is recommended for schoolchildren. The lecture is held in Finnish.