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The Museums of Lappeenranta 2017 2 JJuho Karjalainen, Night Skier, 2012. JJuho Karjalainen, Night Skier, THE MUSEUMS OF LAPPEENRANTA 2017 2 South Karelia Museum is located at SOUTH KARELIA the northernmost tip of the Fortress of Lappeenranta in a warehouse that was MUSEUM originally built as an artillery depot. The Kristiinankatu 15, museum buildings are different from The Fortress of Lappeenranta the neoclassical brick garrisons of the Tel. +358 5 616 2255 fortress, as they were constructed using Tel. +358 5 616 2261 local stone. OPENING HOURS The permanent exhibition, On the Winter season: Border – Three Karelian Cities relates 3 Jan–4 June and 22 Aug–30 Dec the central chapters in the history Tues-Sun 11 am–5 pm of Lappeenranta, Viipuri (Vyborg), and Käkisalmi (Priozersk), which has Summer season: 5 June–20 Aug been affected by their location along Mon–Fri 10 am–6 pm accessible routes on the border of East Sat–Sun 11 am–5 pm and West. Like many border towns, South Karelia Museum is closed multiculturalism has been the defining 1 January, Easter 14–17 April aspect of these three cities as well. May Day 30 April–1 May As On the Border is a large permanent Ascension 25 May exhibition, it offers things to see and Midsummer 23–24 June learn for more than just one museum Independence Day 6 December visit. Christmas 23–26, 31 December There is also a miniature model of ADMISSION Combination ticket to Fortress Museums the town of Viipuri in the permanent • adults €8 exhibition. It presents Viipuri as it was on • pensioners, students, unemployed, September 2, 1939. There are films about groups/ person (min. 10 people) €7 the life in Lappeenranta, Viipuri, and • under 18 years of age: free of charge Käkisalmi in the museums little cinema. The aim of the exhibition is to provide Free admission to South Karelia Museum information and experiences concerning 4–21 April, 7–24 November Permanent exhibition the history of South Karelia for all ages. There is also a mini exhibition for children Free admission on Museum Fridays and a play area with Pekka -barge. Spring season: 6 Jan, 3 Feb, 3 Mar, 7 Apr, 5 May The collections of South Karelia Museum Autumn season: include objects and photographs from 1 Sep, 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec Lappeenranta and the rest of the South Karelia region, as well from the Karelian The Museum Shop is open during the Isthmus that is now part of Russia. museum’s opening hours. The Collections are showcased both in temporary and permanent exhibitions. In addition to exhibitions, the South Karelia Museum organizes guided tours, various events and workshops. SOUTH KARELIA MUSEUM’S TEMPorarY EXHIBITIONS IN 2017 3 – 2 April 2017 Colour is the Light – Colour Photographs from Saimaa to the East Sergey Prokudin-Gorsky, a Russian photographer who was a pioneer in colour photography, took his first colour photographs along the Saimaa Canal in Finland in 1903. The “Colour is the Light” exhibition at South Karelia Museum includes photographs of subjects including Lake Saimaa, Viena, Aunus, Perm and The most beautiful place on Saimaa Canal, 1903 Tver taken by Prokudin-Gorsky on Lauritsala. his photography trips between 1903 and 1915. 22 April – 5 November 2017 Colours of war – colour photographs of the Winter War and Continuation War The South Karelia Museum exhibition introduces rare colour photographs taken during the Second World War. Enlargements of genuine wartime colour photographs are an impressive way to show the diversity of life in the war years, both on the front and behind the lines. The colour photographs of the Winter War were discovered several decades after the end of the war. The photographer was found to be Carl-Erik Groth, a military medic from Sweden who was working for the Red Cross. The exhibition comprises photographs from the Finnish Literature Society, private collections, the wartime photography archive of the Finnish Defence Forces and the Red Cross. Lieutenant Tossavainen, a spotter with the 3rd/Heavy Artillery Battalion 28, and an unknown staff sergeant. Photograph: SKS/Eino Malm. Reproduction: Museo Militaria/Sirkka Ojala. 4 Harvesting the fields of Alastaro. Photograph: SKS/KRA/Antti Hämäläinen. Reproduction: Museo Militaria/Sirkka Ojala. Lieutenant Olavi Paavolainen, an author, in The Red Cross war hospital from Sweden Aunus during the trench war in autumn 1942. was the first line of support to help Finland Photograph: Kim Borg. during the Winter War. Photograph: Savonlinna Regional Museum. 25 November 2017 – 8 April 2018 Suur-Merijoki manor house – an Art Nouveau gem Suur-Merijoki manor house near Vyborg was built in 1903. It was commissioned by St Petersburg businessman Maximilian Neuscheller. The Gesellius-Lindgren- Saarinen architectural practice created every detail of the luxurious masterpiece, right down to the furniture and textiles. Nowadays, all that is left of the grand establishment are a collection of mossy ruins. The exhibition tells the story of the manor house and displays some of its unique objects. The exhibition features items of furniture, decorative objects and sculptures from collections owned by museums and collectors. Visitors can also see the spectacular architectural designs and photographs. The exhibition is produced by Museum Milavida from Tampere. Eliel Saarinen, Suur-Merijoki hall, music room in the Suur-Merijoki manor house, background, 1902. Documents Architecture Moderne. Four Women, sculpture (1903). Photograph: Saana Säilynoja, Museums of Tampere. 5 Lappeenranta Art Museum is closed LAPPEENRANTA 1 January change of exhibition 6–17 March ART MUSEUM Easter 14–17 April May Day 30 Apr–1 May Kristiinankatu 8-10 change of exhibition 22 May–2 June The Fortress of Lappeenranta Midsummer 23–24 June Tel. +358 5 616 2256 change of exhibition 11–22 September Tel. +358 5 616 2261 Independence Day 6 December Christmas 23–26 December 31 December OPENING HOURS Winter season: 3 Jan–4 June and 22 Aug–30 Dec ADMISSION Tues-Sun 11 am–5 pm Combination ticket to Fortress Museums • adults €8 Summer season: 5 June–20 Aug • pensioners, students, unemployed, Mon–Fri 10 am–6 pm groups/ person (min. 10 people) €7 • under 18 years of age: free of charge Sat–Sun 11 am–5 pm The Museum Shop Sulotar is open during the Free admission on Museum Fridays opening hours of the museum. Spring season: 6 Jan, 3 Feb, 3 Mar, 7 Apr, 5 May Autumn season: 1 Sep, 6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec Lappeenranta Art Museum is located in the Fortress of Lappeenranta in yellow neoclassical barracks opposite the Orthodox Church. These yellow barracks were built in 1798. Lappeenranta Art Museum is the Regional Art Museum of South- Eastern Finland. The museum collection is primarily composed of Finnish art from the 19th century to present day. One large and important collection is the collection by Viipurin Taiteenystävät ry (Vyborg Friends of Art). The art from South-Eastern Finland is one of the main focuses in the acquisitions of the museum. The exhibition program of the art museum presents a versatile overview of artistic phenomena. The main focus is on Finnish contemporary art, but the history of art is displayed regularly too. One of the museum’s priorities is to showcase art from South-Eastern Finland, but every now and then international exhibitions are arranged as well. In addition to temporary exhibitions, the Art Museum offers supplementary programmes, such as guided tours, events and workshops. Together the museums of Lappeenranta organize a customer panel and a museum club. 6 LAPPEENRANTA ART MUSEUM’S TEMPorarY EXHIBITIONS IN 2017 – 5 March 2017 Emotion in Motion – a Juha Metso retrospective 18 March – 21 May 2017 Päiviö Pyöttiälä – a self-taught surrealist Kotka-born artist Päiviö Pyöttiälä (1924–2006) painted a Juha Metso, Ice Stay, 2013. large number of works depicting harbours and railways, as well as societal themes, in his own distinctive style. Pyöttiälä’s paintings have been described as surrealist as well as naive. The exhibition was produced by Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova, the museum of history and contemporary art. 18 March – 21 May 2017 We shall overcome – the art museum’s collections from the 1960s and 1970s 25 April – 21 May 2017 Mikko Vento. As the world Päiviö Pyöttiälä, Self-portrait from breaks down – photography my dachshund years, 1978 exhibition 3 June – 10 September 2017 Faces of Karelia This exhibition presents Karelia and its various faces, forests, landscapes, towns, villages and people through older works, as well as some newer works. Karelia as shown in the exhibition encompasses North Karelia, South Karelia and the areas of former Finnish Karelia that are now beyond the Russian border. The exhibition is part of the Finland 100 programme in 2017. Väinö Rautio, Vyborg from Patterinmäki hill, 1936. Ilmari Aalto, Houses on Markus Collin, Potato harvest in Suursaari island (Gogland in Eastern Karelia, 1943. Russian), 1928. 7 Juho Karjalainen, Icarus, 2011. 23 September 2017 – 7 January 2018 Juho Karjalainen Juho Karjalainen will turn 70 in 2017 and this jubilee exhibition presents the skilful graphic artist’s newest works. Some of his earlier works are also on display. The exhibition was produced in collaboration with Jyväskylä and Kajaani Art Museums. 23 September 2017 – 7 January 2018 The long horizon – Tarja Heilimo Tarja Heilimo, and collections Power Paw I, 2015. Photo: Tommi Kähärä. 8 August – 10 September 2017 Eero Järnefelt’s Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood) – Classics on Tour 2017 Eero Järnefelt’s Under the Yoke/Burning the Brushwood (1893) is touring five Finnish art museums in honour of Finland 100 celebration as part of the Ateneum’s Classics on Tour 2017 exhibition. Eero Järnefelt, Under the Yoke (Burning the Brushwood) (1893). Finnish National Gallery/Ateneum Art Museum. Photograph: Finnish National Gallery/Hannu Aaltonen. 8 THE WOLKOFF HOUSE MUSEUM Kauppakatu 26, Lappeenranta Tel.
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