• Families, Free Admission Day, Theme day, Workshop

Worth preserving – shared spaces and practices

  • Aika 29.08.2026
  • 29.08.2026

12 PM – 3.30 PM

We’re celebrating European Heritage Days this August weekend!

A joint event organized by the Alvar Aalto Museum and the Museum of Central Finland invites you to discuss architecture and get a glimpse into life in Central Finland in the past through a workshop. Europe’s largest series of public events, with annually changing themes, highlights different aspects of cultural heritage. The theme for 2026 is “Heritage at Risk”. Let’s raise a toast to that!

The event is also part of the program for the opening weekend of the fall season on Jyväskylä’s Art Street.

Admission to the event is free. Welcome!

Programme

12 PM – 3 PM | Everyday Life in Historical Central Finland

2 PM – 3.30 PM | Are We Building Paradises?
A discussion on architecture, society, and literature

More details below. 

WORKSHOP

Everyday Life in Historical Central Finland

12 PM – 3 PM

Welcome to a hands-on workshop where you can discover, experience and explore everyday life in Central Finland in days gone by.

How were houses built, and where did people get their food? How was laundry washed and ironed before modern household appliances? How did people travel, and what kinds of toys did children play with? These and many other fascinating aspects of everyday life in the past can be explored in this hands-on workshop organised by the Central Finland Museum.

Participants are welcome to join the workshop at their own pace and according to their own schedule.

The workshop is part of the European Heritage Days and the autumn season opening of Jyväskylä Art Street. Admission to the museum centre is free throughout the event day.

DISCUSSION EVENT 

Are We Building Paradises?
A discussion on architecture, society, and literature

2 PM – 3.30 PM 

The exhibition 13 Stories about Humane Design presents 13 architectural works by Alvar Aalto that are currently nominated for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. For the exhibition, writer Sanna Puutonen has written 13 fictional stories from the perspectives of the people who use and experience these buildings.

At the event, the author Sanna Puutonen and the Director of Urban Planning and Land Use Leena Rossi will discuss architecture and literature: how both art forms create spaces and atmospheres for people to experience. They will reflect on the aims of building design and architecture, and how these buildings by Aalto reflect their own time. The discussion will also explore the kinds of ideas and visions a city may have — even dreams of creating paradises (in Aalto’s words) for people to experience and inhabit. In addition, it will consider how the architecture of Jyväskylä reflects different periods in society. The event will be held in Finnish.

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