Paimio Sanatorium Foundation welcomes the first artists for the residence programme in May
Paimio Sanatorium’s first Summer Residency Program’s mission is to foster the creativity in the fields of architecture, design, visual arts, performing arts, music, literature, writing, filmmaking, and curation.
Paimio Sanatorium’s Summer Season
The summer season at Paimio Sanatorium is open. The summer season invites visitors to experience the sanatorium and the surrounding nature, and to encounter the delights of art and culture.
Elna Nykänen Andersson joins Paimio Sanatorium team
Paimio Sanatorium welcomes Elna Nykänen Andersson as an informal ambassador to the Paimio team.
Open Call for International Artist Residence at the Paimio Sanatorium
This summer, the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation offers a unique experience for cultural practitioners of all creative disciplines and nationalities to immerse themselves and their work into the context of Paimio Sanatorium.
Alvar Aalto in MoMA
“If you can make it there, you’ll make it anywhere.”
Aalto’s firs exhibition at MoMA was manifestation of modern movement on it’s pre-war peak.
Hans Ulrich Obrist in conversation with Juhani Pallasmaa
Two titans from the world of art and architecture talk about the urgency of animal architecture and rootedness in architecture and for humans, and choreography and cinematic features in Alvar Aalto’s work. Conversation was held in first Spirit of Paimio Conference in 2023.
Top culture strategist Tina Vaz joins Paimio Sanatorium
As plans for the future of Paimio Sanatorium move forward, we’re happy to welcome Tina Vaz to the Spirit of Paimio team.
Alvar Aalto – American Hero
In the darkest times of history Alvar Aalto found home for his optimism and humanism, but also next phase in his practice in America.
To Preserve not to Freeze
Lyndon Neri talks about toleration of disharmony, nostalgia as architectural practice and reflective nostalgia as new way of preserving in Spirit of Paimio 2023 Conference.
Towards anew – Sanatorium’s 2023
“In 2023 the Sanatorium celebrated 90th anniversary and turned towards new direction”, Mirkku Kullberg CEO of Paimio Sanatorium Foundation says. ”Tasked with taking care of this exceptional site, our role is not only as agents of preservation.”