Events at the Art Museum 2024

October

Guided tour of the exhibitions 
24.10. at 16.30
With admission fee or Museum card, free admission for under 24.

November, December 

Open art workshop 
8.11. and 22.11. from 14–17 
under 24 years free of charge, others at the entrance fee.

Friday Art Talks 
Fri 8.11. at 14–16
Free admission, have coffee at lobby with the cultural guides.

Anu Tuominen's artist meeting 
14.11. at 16–17
For the price of admission.

Artists' Christmas Bazaar 
Saturday and Sunday 30.11.-1.12. 11am–6pm
Come and get into the Christmas spirit and relax in the midst of the hustle and bustle. Products by artists from Central Finland for sale. Cafe. Free admission.

Regular recurring events 

Friday Art Talks
The pan of the cultural guides is still bubbling away in the lobby of the art museum. Join us for a cup of coffee or take a cultural guide with you to the exhibitions!  You can book a cultural guide in advance and the visit is free of charge for less than 5 people.  You can also take part in a discussion guide free of charge.  The guided tours are about 20 minutes long and focus on one work at a time. 
The cultural guide can be ordered from Vapari leila.k.koskinen(at)jyvaskyla.fi 050 312 5315. Free admission to the exhibition in the Gallery downstairs.

Open art workshop 
Fridays from 14–17:

6.9. 
20.9. 
On Autumn holidays 15.10., 16.10., 17.10.,18.10. 
8.11. 
22.11.
Art, paint and draw. Peer tutor present, no registration required. 
Free for under 24s, others at the entrance fee.

Work and artist presentations
The Work and Artist presentations feature interviews with artists and experts selected by the Art Museum volunteers. Finally, coffee will be served from 15:00. An artwork related to each event will also be on display in the lobby. The artists will be confirmed later.

Fri 6.9. from 14–15, interview with artist Samuli Heimonen. Artworks on display from 3 to 22 September.
Fri 27.9. 14–15 visual artist and curator Anna Ruth
Fri 25.10. 14–15 visual artist Pertti Karjalainen
Fri 22.11. 14–15 museum master Jarkko Kaunismäki

Other points to note
Cultural education visits to exhibitions for 6th graders in Jyväskylä schools 24.9.–29.11. from 9–11 and 12–14.