Pasi Räbinä’s career has spanned almost 40 years. He has worked in opera, theatre, and modern dance, designing stage costumes for over 100 productions at various professional theatres in Finland. His most recent projects include The Magic Flute for Oulu City Theatre in 2023 and The Addams Family for Turku City Theatre in 2025. The Arts Promotion Centre has appointed Räbinä as Artist Professor of Costume Design in Stage and Performing Arts for the period 2024–2028.
For Tomorrow’s Wardrobe, Räbinä has invited an international group of designers whose working methods and materials embody a bold, forward-looking and ecological approach. As a curator, Räbinä is particularly interested in the concept, artistic vision and message that designers can convey through their garments.
Gallery H, located on the second floor of the Art Museum, will host an opening exhibition showcasing materials technology and research produced in collaboration with Aalto University. Curated by professors Pirjo Kääriäinen and Kirsi Niinimäki, the exhibition has been developed in partnership with curator Pasi Räbinä.
