19.6.11

ΤΟΥΡΚΟΥ, ΠΟΛΙΤΙΣΤΙΚΗ ΠΡΩΤΕΥΟΥΣΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΥΡΩΠΗΣ 2011. SAUNALAB


SaunaLab

Four saunas, designed by different artists and constructed in different areas of Turku will invite the public to come and look inside. And to take a sauna, of course. Private sauna reservations can be made during the summer season, with the saunas open for the public at certain times. Four artists have been invited to build their saunas: Jan-Erik Andersson, Heidi Lunabba, Harri Markkula and Hans-Christian Berg.

Sauna culture will also be examined in the project, for example, by considering what people talk about in the sauna, what is sauna etiquette, and what actually is the authentic artistic steam?

As part of SaunaLab, the Museum Centre of Turku will host an exhibition and a series of events related to the theme of sauna, bathing and cleansing.

The Museum Centre of Turku is responsible for turning up the heat.

Finns often define their relationships with other nationalities and their summer cottage neighbours through sauna: Do you have a sauna? That's a steam room, not a sauna! How's the löyly, the heat? Is the sauna made in Finland? What is the brand and quality of the stove? Sauna is the Finnish national shrine. The symbol of cleanliness and a haven for harmony and relaxation. A place and a discussion topic that will definitely keep your feet warm.

1 June–31 August: Art saunas in Saaronniemi (Ruissalo), Ekoluoto Art Park next to the Wäinö Aaltonen Museum, River Aura and Kupittaa open-air swimming pool.
Tickets: Lippupiste and the museums
It is possible to make reservations for private sauna shifts and for single common sauna shifts. Tickets for private sauna shifts are purchased in advance via Lippupiste online services www.lippu.fi and the tickets sale points in Finland. One sauna shift lasts 50 minutes – it is also possible to buy several shifts.

Private sauna shifts to

Solaris sauna and Sauna Obscura 100 € (+possible handling charges), a maximum of 10 persons/shift
Hot Cube 60 € (+possible handling charges), a maximum of 2-4 persons/shift
It is also possible to purchase single tickets to common sauna shifts (Solaris sauna and Sauna Obscura). Single tickets for common sauna shifts can be bought at the Museum Centre of Turku’s museums during the opening hours of the ticket offices. Tickets 10 € / 6 € /person.

Tickets to the Garlic-shaped sauna at Kupittaa Outdoor Swimming Pool Area Ticket Office
The Sounding Dome Sauna will be located in the historical Kupittaa Park in the outdoor swimming pool area. Ticket sale for The Sounding Dome Sauna at Kupittaa Outdoor Swimming Pool Area (1 June–21 August 2011 during the opening hours of the Ticket Office). As the visitors buy a ticket for both swimming and sauna, they can have a sauna during their visit at the Kupittaa Outdoor Swimming Pool Area, assuming there is space enough in the sauna. Open to all sauna ticket holders.

Sauna and swimming pool ticket in total 10 € / 7 € / 6,50 € /person

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