Towards anew – Sanatorium’s 2023
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“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.”
Big retrospective of Aaltos’ work opens in Rome
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AALTO – AINO, ALVAR, ELISSA, The Human Dimension of Design Exhibition opens at MAXXI National Museum of 21st Century Arts in Rome in December.
Spirit of Paimio Conference 9.–10.10.2024
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The second edition of Spirit of Paimio Conference will be held in October 2024.
Spirit of Paimio Podcast now available
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Spirit of Paimio Podcast brings together acclaimed thinkers, doers and visionaries from the field of architecture, art, design and media.
Spirit of Paimio Conference
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The first edition of the Spirit of Paimio Conference, held on October 16 2023, not only revisited the site’s historical significance but also to fostered modern discussions around its foundational principles.
Paimio Sanatorium 90 poster exhibition on display at Luonnos
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The Paimio Sanatorium 90 – Human Perspective poster exhibition has been on display in Paimio Sanatorium this summer. The exhibition can also be viewed in Helsinki at Grafia’s creative space Luonnos on 25 August – 1 October 2023.
Artek celebrates the 90-year-old Paimio Sanatorium with an anniversary collection!
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To support the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation in its mission and to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Sanatorium’s opening, Artek is releasing a celebratory Paimio Sanatorium Anniversary Collection.
Joseph Grima appointed as curator at the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation
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Paimio Sanatorium Foundation sees the future of the site as a unique and uniquely powerful instrument for the development of strategies and solutions on a societal scale. It presents equally valuable possibilities as a scale that transcends individual treatment and looks towards the relationship between individuals, communities and societies. In order to realise this potential, the Foundation announces the appointment a Curator to implement its bold vision for the Sanatorium’s future.
Filaments of Image and Space Exhibition
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Filaments of Image and Space exhibition is open at the Sanatorium during summer 2023. The exhibition reflects the multi-layered and multi-threaded heritage of contemporary art, which also inspired Alvar Aalto in his time.
Human Perspective Exhibition at Pikku-Finlandia
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To celebrate their 90th anniversaries, the Paimio Sanatorium Foundation and Grafia, the Association of Visual Communication Designers in Finland, together with Finnish Design Shop and so_helsinki, organized a poster competition for visual communication professionals and students.