“I always needed to be part of the group, to belong. To me that was absolutely necessary. That sets me apart from other researchers. I don’t study, I live their lives.” Helinä Rautavaara (1928–1998), travelled first in Europe, then further afield into more distant...
The Helinä Rautavaara Museum shows thangka paintings by contemporary Tibetan artist and monk Geshe Mönlam Wangyal. The paintings portray the great masters and teachings of the ancient Bön tradition, a pre-Buddhist spiritual and cultural tradition of Tibet and the...
The Finnish Roma population has been living in Finland for more than 500 years. At present, they number some 10,000. While living side-by-side with the ethnic majority of Finland, the Roma have continued to preserve their own cultural heritage. Over a period of two...
MARCH 14 – SEPTEMBER 2 Visit Mogadishu on the wings of traditional Somali poetry. The exhibition Mogadishu Then and Now shows the history of a lively hub of commerce from when it was an Italian colony through independence, civil war and a new dawn. The exhibition is a...
