Programme 17 May 2025

Check the programme in English and visit your favourites!

  • Members of Kummeli.

    18–22

    VAPRIIKKI PHOTO ARCHIVE GOES JUGEND!

    Explore the collections of Vapriikki Photo Archive. This year the theme is Jugend. The entrance to the Photo Archive is at the southern end of the Vapriikki building, follow the Night of the Museums balloons and signs.

    18–23

    COMMUNITY PUZZLE

    Come and place a piece! Kupla, 2nd floor.

    18–24

    HOCKEY HALL OF FAME ARRANGES A RAFFLE WHERE YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WIN A EHT JERSEY WORN BY SAMPO RANTA

    The lottery box is situated in the Vapriikki entrance hall.

    18.30

    DJ MILJA PÖYHÖNEN – ICE HOCKEY WORLDS 95 NEVÖ FOGET

    Best tunes from the 90´s are played during the evening. Museum Restaurant Valssi, 1st floor.

    19–21

    WRITE A POSTCARD

    A Revolution in Imagery exhibition. 1st floor.

    19–21

    A FAMILY POTRAIT OR A VISITING CARD

    Tampere Photography Society takes pictures of the Night of the Museums visitors. The photos will be delivered to the customers after the Night of the Museums. A Revolution in Imagery exhibition. 1st floor.

    19–21 AND 21.30–23

    STEP ON THE BRIDGE AND GUIDE THE SPACESHIP TO SAFETY!

    In the Odysseus simulation, you and other visitors get to pilot the ESS Odysseus spaceship through dangerous space, escaping hostile Machine army. This interactive experience takes you to the bridge of the spaceship, where decisions can decide the fate of the ship and its crew. The simulation is set in the world of the Odysseus live-action roleplaying game (LARP), more than 800 years into the future. A human-populated colony has come under attack by an AI-led Machine race, and survival will require bold decisions and seamless cooperation. There are loud sounds and lights. A new round begins every half an hour, with entry on a first-come, first-served basis. Duration 30 minutes.

    19, 20 AND 22

    SORI CIRCUS

    Museum Restaurant Valssi, 1st floor.

    20–21

    JONI EKMAN PERFORMS

    A Revolution in Imagery exhibition. 1st floor.

    20–23

    EARRING WORKSHOP

    Get inspired by the glitter of the Mineral Gallery and come and make your own earrings! Workshop, 2nd floor.

    22–23.30pm

    DRINK AND DRAW: OPIONATED POSTCARD

    Come and draw a postcard with cartoonist Timo Kokkila! Museum Restaurant Valssi, 1st floor.

  • Juices Library. A chair, table, bookshelf and a statue of Juice Leskinen.

    19 AND 21

    DUO KINNUNEN & HYTTINEN

    Duo Kinnunen & Hyttinen plays Juice Leskinen´s music.

  • An art piece made of paper and lights, by a child.

    18–21

    NIGHT OF WONDERS AND PECULIARITIES IN RULLA

    During the Night of the Museums, we are wondering and pondering in Children’s Cultural Centre Rulla. In the Näpsä’s exhibition What on Earth, you can do small searching quests and investigate who is adventuring in the exhibition’s fairy-tale worlds. In Rulla’s art workshop, you can design peculiar and funny creatures.

  • Members of the music group Dominuitz standing on Culture House Laikku´s front stairs.

    18–22

    EXHIBITION OPENING

    In the Gallery exhibition opening for Milla Kuisma and Ville Räty and in the Studio Sannu Vaarala.

    18.30, 19.15 AND 20.15pm

    A CAPPELLA ORCHESTRA DOMINUTZ

  • 18–19

    NE LINTUIZET ORCHESTRA

    Pekko Käppi, Laura Moisio, Kielo Kärkkäinen and Lauri Myllymäki.

  • Artist M.

    18–20.30

    TOTE BAG WORKSHOP Make your own tote bag from old co-op labels! Workshop is for all ages; children can participate with their own grown-up. Bertel Hall.

    18–21
    USED BOOKS AND OTHER ITEMS

    Quality literature for a reasonable price and other items. Väinö Linnan aukio.

    18–24
    MUSEUM ORIENTEERING

     Can you find all the horses from the exhibition? Non-stop activity.

    19–19.45

    DALLAPÉ ORCHESTRA 100 YEARS, TUNES WITH A GRAMOPHONE

    22.30–23.30

    M PERFORMS

    Singer songwriter Minja Koski performs with Aleksi Kaufmann and Jussi-Pekka Parviainen.

  • Children painting the streets at Finlayson Art Area.

    18–21

    PRINTMAKING

    Come and see how the prints are made, floor PB.

    18–22

    STREET PAINTING

    Come and paint the streets with the staff from Finlayson Art Area! Weather permitting.

  • Stable Yards old buildings in the spring time with trees and people.

    18–20.30

    LIVE MUSIC

    Duo Pamela Kilpeläinen and Riku Poramo.

    18–20.30

    CHOCOLATE TASTING COMPETITION.

    Stable Yards Chocolate Shop arranges a fun chocolate tasting competition. Cost 6e. Weather permitting.

    18–21

    PONY RIDE FOR CHILDREN

    10e/child, cash or Mobilepay.

  • Mältinranta Artcenter old brick building in the spring.
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    STUDIO: LEENA LEHTI

     GALLERY: ANNA TAHKOLA

  • Olgas cellar in the spring. Balloons attached to a canopy, people.

    At the Night of the Museums you can visit Milavidas old cellar in Näsinpuisto.

  • Museum Milavidas entrance hall decorated with Night of the Museums balloons.

    18–18.30

    LIVE MUSIC: SOMIA

    Café Milavida.

    18–20

    CHARCOAL DRAWING WORKSHOP

    Teacher artist Sini Kallio.

    18–23.30

    BRACELET WORKSHOP

    18–23.30

    OPERA PHOTOBOOTH

    The opera is known for its fabulous costumes, come and take a picture of yourself!

    18–24

    EVENING MEAL AT THE PALACE

    As a speciality for the Nights of the Museums the café offers salmon soup or tomato soup with bread for 12,80€.

    19–23

    DJ TALVI

  • Artist Lyyti.

    18–22
    NONSTOP FLOWER WORKSHOP

    Take inspiration from the exhibitions flower paintings and make your own art piece.

    20–20.45
    LYYTI

    Singer songwriter Lyyti performs music in the Heikki Marila exhibition.

  • Museum Nootti from the outside.

    18.30, 20.30 AND 22.30

    A SHORT INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSEUM OF FINNISH-RUSSIAN RELATIONS

    In 15 minutes, you will see the highlights of the exhibition.

  • Old boxing gloves, an old photo, a trophy and an old statue of a head.

    18–22

    NONSTOP INTRODUCTION TO THE MUSEUM

  • Musicians Henna Leppänen and Ville Rauhala.

    19

    HENNA LEPPÄNEN & VILLE RAUHALA

    Music from tango to bossa nova and jazz.

  • 18–21

    SURREALISTIC FACE PAINTING

    Professional make-up artist Iina Rajamo (Wonderland Gone Bad) does face paintings inspired by theSurrealism – A Collective Dream exhibition. Lowest floor of the museum.

    18–24

    AUDIO GUIDE TOURS IN ENGLISH: SELECTED WORKS

    Discover selected works from the Surrealism – A Collective Dream exhibition at your own pace with an audio guide device that you can borrow at the ticket desk.

    19–19.15 AND
    20.15–20.30

    WOMENS CHOIR TELLUS

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    In front of the museum: from 18 onwards

    FRESH WAFFLES

    Freshly made waffles, coffee and beverages. Weather permitting. Outside of the museum.

  • Clothes drying outside on the yard of the Amuri Museum of Historic Housing.

    6pm–9pm

    FLOWER WORKSHOP INSPIRED BY SPRING

    In this workshop at the Amuri museums yard, you can make your own spring inspired flower decoration or flower wreath from silk paper. Weather permitting.

    20–21

    LIVE MUSIC: SAMANNA

  • A painting by Vasiliki Reskalenko.

    18.30 AND 19.30

    POEMS AND MUSIC AT THE GALLERY

  • 3rd floor of Hiekka Art Museum. Parquet floor, a big plant on a pot, double doors open to a second room.

    Museums staff is present and ready to answer your questions about the museum and its collections.

  • 18–23

    GUIDED PAPER ARCHITECTURE WORKSHOP

    Come and make your own Moomin House from paper. Studio, lower level of the Museum.

    19–22

    GLITTER AND MAGIC – GLITTER TATTOOS

    Entrance of the Museum.

    21–21.30

    AN ARTIST´S LIFE – TOVE JANSSON, A GUIDED TOUR FOR TEENS AND ADULTS

    The tour looks back at Jansson´s career and the biographical milestones and relationships that shaped her artistic journey. Jansson was a painter, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, comic strip artist and scenographer, but she is best known as the famed creator of the Moomin characters. The tour starts at the museuym´s lower floor by the Observatory.

    23–23.30

    THE STORY OF THE MOOMIN BOOKS – A GUIDED TOUR FOR TEENS AND ADULTS

    Combining literary and artistic analysis, we highlight intriguing details about Tove Jansson´s Moomin illustrations, share stories about the making of the tableaux, and interpret excerpts from the books. Tour starts at the museum´s upper floor.

  • 18.30–23

    SARASTUS – DANCE PERFORMANCE

    Performances every half hour.

  • The church is open.