War over Information, Death in Melody, Migration on Wings: ABOAGORA’s Open Talks
There are open and free AGORA talks again in this years Aboagora!
ABOAGORA brings the arts and sciences together for three days of talks, performances, and encounters you won’t find anywhere else. This year’s theme, Mercury, the Winged Messenger, explores how information, language, and meaning travel — and what is gained, lost, or transformed along the way. From 23 to 25 September, the programme moves from the fragility of narrative in an age of information warfare to the creativity of communicating across languages and disciplines, and on to the instinctive, wordless “messaging” of migratory animals — carried through talks, performances, and art across all three days.
Registration for ABOAGORA 2026 is closing on Sunday — but as always, part of our programme remains open to everyone, no registration required: this year’s three AGORA talks. Everyone is warmly welcome to join us for these, free of charge.
AGORA: How to navigate an information war?
Timo R. Stewart, Centre for European Studies, University of Helsinki
Wednesday 23 September, 16:00–17:30
Sibelius Museum, Turku
AGORA: Death in Kaija Saariaho’s Last Composition
Susanna Välimäki, Professor of Musicology, University of Helsinki
Thursday 24 September, 16:30–17:30
Sibelius Museum, Turku
AGORA: Migration on Swift Wings
Susanne Åkesson, Department of Biology, Lund University, Sweden
Friday 25 September, 16:30–17:30
Live via Zoom, with on-site screening at Sven Auditorium, Astra, Turku
P.S. Tickets are still available for the Wednesday and Friday evening concerts: