Night of the Museums
At Night of the Museums at the Sibelius Museum we will explore the life of Juhani Pohjanmies and listen to some of the instruments he invented in an ambient concert.
Finland’s most prolific instrument inventor, court composer for Pekka Ervast, designer of around 80 organs and much more. The Sibelius Museum’s exhibition “Organs, kanteles and a bit of sci-fi – J. Pohjanmies” presents Juhani Pohjanmies’ varied life’s work..
The guided tour will explore the full spectrum of Pohjanmies’ output, from school instruments to science fiction literature, examine his personal history and reflect on his significance in the Finnish musical tradition. The curator of the exhibition, the Sibelius Museum’s collections curator Ilona Vanhakartano will be your guide.
Guided tours:
17.00 in Swedish
18.00 in Finnish
19.00 in English
Duration of each tour is 30 min.
Atte Häkkinen
Atte Häkkinen is a musician and media artist who has been performing experimental electronic music live since 2009. Häkkinen uses synthesizers, drum machines and self-programmed instruments in his performances. His material has ranged from noise music to ambient, but the searching, experimentation and discovery of new sounds has been with him from the beginning.
In the Sibelius Museum concert, Häkkinen will combine his material with sounds produced on Juhani Pohjanmies’ instruments, inspired by the museum’s Pohjanmies exhibition.
The concert takes place at 20.00-21.00 o’clock.