Opening Event: Opening event of Empathy exhibition at Vantaa Art Museum Artsi

Empathy exhibition Wed 15 April 2026 – Sun 18 October 2026

The exhibition explores the multilayered nature of empathy. It opens perspectives on how we feel, encounter, and live together with one another and with other living beings. How is empathy interwoven with society, culture, and interspecies relations? The exhibition invites you to pause and reflect on what empathy means right now.

Read more about the exhibition: www.artsimuseo.com/­eng/­empathy

The artists of the exhibition (15.4.-12.7.2026)
Malin Ahlsved, Kari Cavén, Kaisu Koski, Anne Koskinen, Ali Akbar Mehta, Mari Mäntynen, Kirsi Neuvonen, Tapio Nyyssönen, Pekka Pitkänen, Lau Rämö, Kerttu Saali, Timo Saarelma, Elsa Salonen, Pentti Sammallahti, Tommi Toija, Toni R. Toivonen, Aki Turunen, Viggo Wallensköld.

The artists of the exhibition (13.7.-18.10.2026)
Malin Ahlsved, Kari Cavén, Marjatta Hanhijoki, Kaisu Koski, Anne Koskinen, Ali Akbar Mehta, Mari Mäntynen, Kirsi Neuvonen, Tapio Nyyssönen, Pekka Pitkänen, Lau Rämö, Kerttu Saali, Timo Saarelma, Elsa Salonen, Tommi Toija, Toni R. Toivonen, Aki Turunen, Viggo Wallensköld.


At the opening event:
5:15 pm Choral performance by Rekolan olkkarikuoro
5:30 pm Welcome words / Pauliina Kaasalainen, Museum Director
5:40–6:00 pm Performance as part of artist Ali Akbar Mehta’s artwork purgatory EDIT:
The Liberation Archives for the Cyborgs of Now, 2026

Warmly welcome!

We photograph during opening, and the material will be used in the museum’s communication.

Vantaa Art Museum Artsi
Paalutori 3, 01600 Vantaa

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