Together we step into an enchanted forest where everything chimes, whispers, and comes to life.

Chiming Forest by the artist Antti Laitinen invites us to listen and imagine: what kinds of sounds and secret creatures might be hiding there?

In the workshop, we first create the forest’s soundscape together as a sound choir, after which we make the forest’s inhabitants from various materials, guided by our imagination. Who or what lives in the enchanted forest, and what kind of trace do you want to leave there?

The creatures created in the workshop, as well as a recording of the soundscape, will remain at the museum and will be used as set pieces for the Tree of Wishes art workshop during the Children’s Museum Festival on 21–22 March.

Art Break is a guided art workshop for families with children. The program is designed for children aged 4–12. Children over the age of 10 may participate independently, while younger children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop languages are Finnish and English.

Participation with a museum ticket (20/10 €, free admission for under 18s). If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by emailing info@emmamuseum.fi no later than 10:00 on the morning of the event, so that someone else has the opportunity to join Art Break. A fee of 20 € will be charged for reservations that are not cancelled.

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Step into a world where small things can become gigantic and the gigantic can shrink to miniature size.  We explore different sizes of tableware and play with scale: what might a giant’s teacup, a mouse’s tiny plate, or a frog’s personal serving dish look like?  We also draw inspiration from the works of Birger Kaipiainen and the characters that appear in them.

During the workshop, we immerse ourselves in an unusual festive gathering and their unique ways of eating, drinking, and celebrating together. Afterwards, we begin constructing imaginative tableware of various sizes for this whimsical group, using different materials—such as shaping items from papier-mâché.

The tableware made for this quirky party will remain at the museum and will be used as set pieces for Theatre Ilmi ö’s Birthday Simulator programme during the Children’s Museum Festival on 21–22 March.

Art Break is a guided art workshop for families with children. The program is designed for children aged 4–12. Children over the age of 10 may participate independently, while younger children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop languages are Finnish and English.

Participation with a museum ticket (20/10 €, free admission for under 18s). If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by emailing info@emmamuseum.fi no later than 10:00 on the morning of the event, so that someone else has the opportunity to join Art Break. A fee of 20 € will be charged for reservations that are not cancelled.

We collect your name and email address so we can inform you about possible changes. Information regarding our Customer Register and data protection can be found here (in Finnish).

In this art workshop, nature grows to an enormous scale. We explore the shapes of plants by feeling natural materials and drawing. We look at nature up close and imagine small things as huge. A tiny pinecone can transform into a massive pattern, and tree bark into the surface texture of an enormous leaf. Our observations turn into large flowers and leaves that we build from paper, cardboard, and recycled materials. 

The artworks created in the workshop will remain at the museum and will be used as set pieces for the Tree of Wishes art workshop during the Children’s Museum Festival on 21–22 March.

Art Break is a guided art workshop for families with children. The program is designed for children aged 4–12. Children over the age of 10 may participate independently, while younger children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop languages are Finnish and English.

Participation with a museum ticket (20/10 €, free admission for under 18s). If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by emailing info@emmamuseum.fi no later than 10:00 on the morning of the event, so that someone else has the opportunity to join Art Break. A fee of 20 € will be charged for reservations that are not cancelled.

We collect your name and email address so we can inform you about possible changes. Information regarding our Customer Register and data protection can be found here (in Finnish).

What kind of fruit appears when a banana grows fur, or when an apple and a lemon merge? In this workshop, we examine the shapes, surfaces, and materials of artworks and let our imagination run free with the help of shadow play. We combine familiar fruits with unusual materials and build entirely new kinds of fruits. We create them using balloons and paper through a laminating technique.

The fruits created in the workshop will remain at the museum and will be used as set pieces for the Tree of Wishes art workshop during during the Children’s Museum Festival on 21–22 March.

Art Break is a guided art workshop for families with children. The program is designed for children aged 4–12. Children over the age of 10 may participate independently, while younger children must be accompanied by an adult. The workshop languages are Finnish and English.

Participation with a museum ticket (20/10 €, free admission for under 18s). If you are unable to attend, please cancel your reservation by emailing info@emmamuseum.fi no later than 10:00 on the morning of the event, so that someone else has the opportunity to join Art Break. A fee of 20 € will be charged for reservations that are not cancelled.

We collect your name and email address so we can inform you about possible changes. Information regarding our Customer Register and data protection can be found here (in Finnish).