Janne Räisänen: Broken Wing, 2002 , oil pastels on paper. Oulu Art Museum Collection. Photo: Mika Friman.

9.2.–25.8.2024 Exhibition

PAIN

This exhibition explores the vulnerability and fragility of life from the perspectives of insecurity, loneliness and exclusion – but also hope.

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Tuula Lehtinen: Planisphere, 1992, Oulu City Collection. Photograph: Mika Friman.

26.6.–27.10.2024 Exhibition

Listen to the Dust

This exhibition pokes the earth's crust in exploration of dust, the cycle of life and our relationship with nature.

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    Artists of the Listen to the Dust Exhibition

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    AGF (Antye Greie-Ripatti)

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Ainoa

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Kaari

Museum café Kaari is located in the historic Åström Brothers industrial building next to the scenic Ainola Park.

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