Opening day of the main exhibition
The new main exhibition of Helsinki City Museum will be open on Saturday 13 June. Come and experience the unique day from 11am until 11pm filled with special programme for people of all ages.
The Helsinki Exhibition, on the 2nd floor is open until 11 PM on the opening day. Additionally there are old-school yard games, children’s theatre, quizzes and presentations about Helsinki, historical fashion shows, and live music spread out in the new customer spaces and inneryards. The day will culminate in a DJ marathon featuring jazz, disco and alternative pop rhythms from the 1950s to the present day.
Come and spend a fun summer day at the museum with your friends and family. Entry to the Helsinki City Museum is always free, also on the opening day.
Program
Activities for the whole family, 11.00–15.00
Workshop: fan language and beauty spots (non-stop)
Old-school yard games (non-stop)
11.30–12.00 Experiences of voluntary grannies and grandads of the City Museum
12.00–15.00 Birthday at the City Museum – presentation and workshop
Performances and quizzes, 12.00–16.00
12.00 and 14.00 Haukku’s Sea Adventure, musical theatre for children
13.00 Helsinki Quiz for Children
15.00 Helsinki Quiz for Adults
Fashion shows, 16.30–18.30
16.30 and 17.30 Historical fashion show
Presentations, 15.00–18.30
15.00 Coming soon: Punk – 50 years of non-conformity on the streets of Helsinki
15.30 How to present difficult cultural heritage at the Helsinki Exhibition?
16.00 Presentation of Helsinki City Museum
16.30 Conservators preparing the Helsinki Exhibition
17.00 Book presentation: Empire – Kiven ja valon Helsinki
17.30 Documentating change in Helsinki
18.00 Meet Reetta Heiskanen, Museum Director
Evening programme, 19.00–23.00
19.00 The Museum’s own band, the Zederholms – For the love of Helsinki!
20.00 Helsinki Quiz (R18)
21.00 Bingo
20.00–23.00 DJ Marathon (Aila Vino, Roope Pokki, Disco-Tuomas & Rahastaja)
Photo: Akseli Valmunen / Helsinki City Museum
