Kilta Gallery and Kino Kilta will open on 15 September

Art House Turku celebrates Turku Day by opening a new gallery space, Kilta Gallery, and a new cinema, Kino Kilta. Kilta Gallery and Kino Kilta will be opened in the Fire Brigade Building, which has undergone extensive renovation.

“We have reason to celebrate together on Turku Day!” says Jere Pensikkala, Managing Director of Art House Turku. 
“The Fire Brigade Building of Art House Turku has undergone a complete renovation within a very tight schedule, which was only possible in the hands of skilled professionals. The work has required creativity and dedication, as the challenges encountered have been solved through fruitful collaboration between designers, contractors and users.” 

Heini Aho’s exhibition starts the WAM exhibition series at Kilta Gallery

Ville Mäkilä

Kilta Gallery’s exhibition series will begin on 15 September with a solo exhibition by Turku-based visual artist Heini Aho. In her exhibition that consists of sculptures and installations, Aho examines everyday matters and objects that we take for granted, and explores their use from a new perspective. The works convey a sense of wonderment and the need to explore, but they are also infused with a dose of humour.     

“It is exciting and inspiring to make WAM part of Turku’s vibrant arts hub and to get new partnerships for the future,” comments Project Director Satu Pajarre.
“As the modern art museum of the city, it is important for WAM to be a strong actor in visual arts also during the renovation of the museum building. The Kilta Gallery exhibition series will continue to showcase local contemporary art, but on the scale of a smaller gallery space.”

After the Heini Aho exhibition, the gallery will see exhibitions from Jussi Haro, Anu Halmesmaa, Fanny Varjo and Matti Helenius.

Classics and interesting new releases at Kino Kilta

The audience will get to know the new 70-seater cinema Kino Kilta at the Film Centre of Southwest Finland on Turku Day on 15 September from 10:00 to 18:00. Actual theatre activities will start later in September, but the lobby café and ticket sales for upcoming screenings will serve film lovers on the celebration day, not forgetting the opening offers.

Actual theatre activities will start later in September.
“The theatre is nectar for those who have long craved a little more variety alongside new films,” explains Theatre Manager Emma Rautala.      
“And it’s great that Kino Kilta is openin in the heart of Turku, in the beautiful and historic Fire Brigade Building.”

The same facility also houses the Film Centre of Southwest Finland, as well as a library and archives open to everyone. The activities also include screenings of the National Audiovisual Institute KAVI’s regional series and the Turku Film Club, Finnish Film Festival and media education.

More information
Art House Turku
Jere Pensikkala, CEO
Tel. +358 44 907 5876, jere.pensikkala@taiteentalo.fi

Turku Museum Centre / WAM
Satu Pajarre, Project Director
Tel. +358 50 408 9659, satu.pajarre@turku.fi

Film Centre of Southwest Finland
Mimosa Ahderinne, Executive Director
Tel. +358 50 381 8833, mimosa@vselokuvakeskus.fi