Exhibition in the Rotunda
16.5.-29.9.
A Generational Jigsaw Puzzle
Domestic literature, culinary culture, agriculture, handicrafts…
Exhibition design: journalist Tiina Harpf
The exhibition is being organized to coincide with the European Year 2012 of Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations project.
Free admission
Events associated with the exhibition:
Sat 18.8. at 11–15 Kesäillään!
The Dodo Urban Guerilla Farmers in the National Library of Finland’s courtyard! Yliopistonkatu 1
Bring your gardening gloves and learn about the joys of cultivating useful plants. Promised are tips, inspiration and maybe some tasting. Also spinning demonstrations, plant dyeing, food preparation for large groups, tuning, and handicrafts. Book recycling is also a part of the theme; bring and take a book!
Wed 5.9. at 16.15 From Treasure Island to Villa Villekulla
In the South Hall, Unioninkatu 36
Radio reporters Nina Naakka and Jukka Kuosmanen discuss old and new books for girls and boys. Also participating is Researcher Päivi Heikkilä-Halttunen, an expert in literature for children and teenagers. Erja Manto will read excerpts.
Wed 12.9. at 16.15 What Age? – Experiences of Ages and Generations
In the Auditorium, Yliopistonkatu 1
What does age mean to people of different ages? In what kinds of daily situations do age and one’s belonging to certain age brackets play key roles? The results of diary-based research will also be presented. Introducers: Ph.D., Senior Researcher Marja Saarenheimo and Professor Pirjo Nikander. The event is being organized in cooperation with The Central Union for the Welfare of the Aged’s Life Course and Generations project, and the Palmenia Centre for Continuing Education.
