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Culture
Jyväskylä is the home city of the world-famous architect Alvar Aalto. The region boasts almost 30 buildings designed by Aalto, representing all of his styles – which more than anywhere else in the world. They are complemented by new, modern buildings forming a compact city centre with youthful appeal.
The city and its surroundings feature a number of museums, exhibitions and beautiful churches, including Petäjävesi Old Church, which has gained inclusion on UNESCO’s world heritage list. Jyväskylä is proud of its symphony orchestra, Sinfonia Finlandia Jyväskylä, its seasoned professionals and amateurs in light music and jazz, and of the many choirs and theatre groups in the city, several of which enjoy an international reputation.
International Alvar Aalto symposium is held every three years in Jyväskylä. Its purpose is to stimulate discourse about the artistic, social and technical problems of modern architecture.
Graphica Creativa is the second oldest international exhibition of print art in the Nordic countries. It is arranged in Jyväskylä every third year. The first Graphica Creativa took place in 1975. Thanks to Graphica Creativa Jyväskylä has become a centre of printmaking. Founded in 1978, the Centre for Printmaking offers working space to printmakers and arranges varying print exhibitions.
LUMO, the international triennial of photographic art, was founded 1989, at a time when photographic art embarked on its journey towards the position it currently enjoys in the field of visual arts.
Jyväskylä is the venue for a number of cultural events with long traditions. Jyväskylä Arts Festival is the oldest annual cultural festival in the Nordic countries. The first festival took place in 1956. The programme consists of contemporary circus, clovnery, dance, street performances, mimes and international stars of physical theatre.
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Photo: Jyväskylä Region Tourist Office, Keijo Penttinen |
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