Fri February 16th at 6 PM
Concert
Jonas Metsäkylä solo
Jonas Metsäkylä is a jazz guitarist from Helsinki who, in addition to the bands he leads, Jonas Metsäkylä Trio and Skogby Quintet, is known as a solo guitarist and for his work with Chuck Israels last spring. Jonas studies at the Sibelius Academy's jazz department.He has studied the solo guitar tradition and made his own synthesis of it with his lead stars guitarist Joe Pass on his "Virtuoso" albums and underground guitar legend Ted Greene.Tickets €5.
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Sat January 27 from 1 to 3 PM
Meet the Artists at the gallery
Jarmo Koponen | Jaana Kivi
Meet the Artists Jarmo Koponen and Jaana Kivi in the galleries on the last day of the exhibitions on Saturday January 27 from 1 PM to 3 PM.
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Sat December 16th from 12-15
Glögg at the gallery
Come join us for some glögg and ginger bread at the gallery on Saturday Dec 16th from 12 PM until 3 PM. DJ Old Crank provides the tunes with his gramophone from 1-3 PM. Warm welcome!
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Tue December 5th, 5-7 PM
Two exhibition openings at the gallery
Sanna Johansson's photographs | Reijo Porkka in Memoriam
Welcome to two exhibition openings at the gallery on Tuesday Dec 5th from 5-7 PM. In our Book Gallery space of Reijo Porkka in Memoriam, an exhibition of Reijo Porkka's (1947-2013) photography. INn Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar gallery opens Sanna Johnansson's photography exhibition Maisemasta. Both exhibitions are on view until Jan 6th 2024. Please note that the gallery is closed on Independence day December 6th and around Christmas Dec 24-26 and also around New Year's Dec 31-Jan 1.
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Thursday September 7th at 6 PM
Evening filled with art
Drink&Collage - October 2023 workshop at the gallery
Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Group is now fully booked.
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Tuesday October 3, from 5-7 PM
Ehxibition openings
Tero Makkonen, Tini Sauvo, Esa Lindroos | Tiina Eräpuu
Welcome to two exhibition openings on Tuesday October 3rd 5-7 PM. In our Tile Gallery Tero Makkonen's mystical night time views can be seen in the photo exhibition Lepäävä kuu. Tini Sauvo's glimmering textile works glow in the Cellar gallery, with the theme Firmamento, celestial sphere. Spaces and artworks are connected by the sound world created by Esa Lindroos. In our Book Gallery space Tiina Eräpuu’s exhibition Verhot auki consists of drawings, prints and artist books. Both exhibitions are open until October 21st, 2023.
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Thursday September 7th at 6 PM
Evening filled with art
Drink&Collage - first workshop of the autumn at the gallery
Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Sign up now!
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Aug 22nd, 6 PM
Josefiina Vannesluoma, Kenneth Jimenez ja Livia Schweizer
“While you’re lonely” - A night of improvised music
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Thursday August 17th from 5PM
An evening filled with art and music
Night of the Arts 2023
Welcome to the Night of the Arts at Laterna Magica! We have two exhibition openings from 5 PM. In our Tile and Cellar Galleries Kenneth Jimenez's Verolís and Roberto Murilloa Arias' Things I Want You to Remember, photography from Costa Rica. In our Book Gallery Pekka Aino, Erkki Peltomaa and Hannu Peltomaa: Perforated Hide- snapshots by Finnish film-makers in the 1970s and 1980s. After 7.30 PM, two live gigs, first Muovi Makkonen and at around 8.30 PM Sörnäinen, acoustic!
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Tuesday July 18th at 6 PM
Evening filled with art
Drink&Collage - July workshop at the gallery with guest Petra Giacomelli
Drink&Collage is an evening where you get to know the world of collage art by making it yourself. In our summer workshop we have a special guest with us: artist Petra Giacomelli, whose exhibition Heinäkuun yö - July Night in Laterna Magica's cellar galleries consists of collage paintings on paper and canvas, artist books, beeswax sculptures and a musical videowork. We get to hear about her work methods before the start of the workshop. Participants' fee 35 € to be paid at the gallery at the start of the workshop. Sign up now!
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Tuesday June 27, 5-7 PM
Exhibition openings
Petra Giacomelli and Sami Rinne
Welcome to exhibition openings on Tuesday June 27th from 5-7 PM. Opening in the Tile and Cellar galleries Petra Giacomelli's ”Heinäkuun Yö - A July Night" is an exhibition inspired by a surrealist short story written by Bruno Schultz (1892-1942). The exhibition consists of collage paintings on paper and canvas, artist books, beeswax sculptures and a musical videowork. In our Book Gallery we have ceramic sculptures in Sami Rinne's exhibition Ote yksisarvisten elämästä - A Glimpse into the lives of the unicorns, which depicts the joys and sorrows in the lives of the unicorns.
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Sat June 17th from 1-3 PM
Meet the artists at the gallery
Ville Pirinen and Paula Haapalahti
Meet the artists at the gallery on the last day of the exhibitions. In Laterna Magica's Tile and Cellar galleries: Ville Pirinen's exhibition and sound world Brush pen on paper. In our Book Gallery Paula Haapalahti's photography exhibition Square #65 - Välitila - The Space between.
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Cellar Gallery
Gig
Ville Pirinen Combat School
Ville Pirinen Combat School rolls, wails and crawls in circles in the wasteland between the traditional singer-songwritership and experimental rock. The band consists of Jutta Luhtinen playing drums and synthesizers and Ville Pirinen who sings and plays bass guitar. Tickets 5 €
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June 1st at 6 PM
Concert
Pretty Marc Duo
Pretty Marc Duo (Marc Aulén ja Antti Porkka) performs in the Laterna Magica Cellar Gallery on Thursday June 1st at 6 PM. The duo will play the songs of Pretty Marc rock'n roll band acoustically. Tickets 7 €
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Fri May 26th at 6 PM
Äänen lumo -concert
John McCowen
In May Äänen Lumo brings the composer John McCowen for a visit in Helsinki, to perform his solo pieces for contrabass clarinet. His work focuses on expanding the limits of the clarinet by embracing multiphonic drones and beating harmonics. Tickets 5 €
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