Dates:
- Sat, 19 Sept 2026, 10:00–13:00
On Saturday, we enjoy a fun family day out at the Towards the Unknown exhibition.
Illustrator Pasi Pitkänen meets visitors and draws in the exhibition space. Come and see how he creates his pictures!
In these workshops aimed at families, participants get to learn about the collage technique and make button pins. During story time, we’ll be reading Pasi Pitkänen’s enchanting adventure book Kadonneiden eläinten saari (‘The Island of Lost Animals’). The exhibition space features a wide selection of books illustrated by Pitkänen, which visitors can borrow to take home.
In the family day collage workshop, participants get to use their imagination and create their own strange creatures and magical snakes by drawing, cutting and tearing. What does a magical snake with rainbow-coloured wings look like? What about your own strange creature – could it have feelers and a shell, like a snail? Children can make these funny and strange creatures, created by using the collage technique, either by themselves or together with their adult. The finished works can be taken home.
The Kohti tuntematonta (‘Towards the Unknown’) exhibition and event for children and young people is a compilation of Pasi Pitkänen's extensive illustrations. The exhibition will be open until 26 September 2026 in the Vuosaari House gallery.
Cost: Free
Categories: Lastentapahtumat, Vuotalo, Näyttelyt, Suomi, Ruotsi, Englanti, Työpajat, Nuorille, young people, online exhibitions, workshops (social inclusion), children (age groups)
Source: Event information supplied by City of Helsinki Linked Events.
