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Registration for ABOAGORA: Mercury, the Winged Messenger, 23–25 September, is open!
This year’s ABOAGORA – the meeting place for science and art creators and the public – examines ‘winged words’ and metaphors in science, art, and…
Call for Event Assistants for ABOAGORA 23.–25.9.2026
We are looking for Event Assistants to help with diverse tasks before and during the ABOAGORA event “Mercury, the Winged Messenger” on September 23–25 at the Sibelius Museum (Piispankatu 17, Turku).
Avant Aboagora: Winged Messaging in a Foreign Language
This presentation explores how creative expression in a foreign language can reveal new ways of communicating across cultures and emotions.
The program of ABOAGORA: Mercury, the Winged Messenger is published!
Aboagora, a well-established part of Turku’s cultural life, will be organised again in September with the theme Mercury, the Winged Messenger. Among the main speakers of the science and art event…
Workshop: Wings of Dialogue – Vuoropuhelun siivet
Yhteisötaideteos ja osallistava työpaja
Avant Aboagora: Sillä on väliä, kenen ääni mediassa kuuluu
ABOAGORAn vuoden 2026 teeman varaslähdössä keskustellaan tiedeviestinnästä ja siitä, kuka pääsee mediassa ääneen ja miten.
Open call: Submit a program proposal for ABOAGORA 2026
ABOAGORA is an international art and science event that takes place annually at the Sibelius Museum in Turku. In 2024–2030, ABOAGORA will realise a thematic…
Closing Reception: hope / toivo
To close ABOAGORA 2025, we will toast all the epiphanies that were had during the three-day event as well as new collaborations brewing, accompanied by hopeful tunes played by pianist Sallamari Keinänen.
The theme of this year’s art and science event, ABOAGORA, is Peace
The annual cultural event Aboagora will be organised in Turku on September 10–12. The program includes a speech by Natalia Djandjgava, Country Manager of the Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation, CMI. The keynote (AGORA) sessions are free and open to all, and students have free admission to all sessions.
A Photographic Exhibition: Glimmers of Hope, Pieces of Peace
There is never only one story, but countless stories of lives that a war has interrupted.
Panel Session: Biodiversity & Peace
This session explores the theme of ABOAGORA 2025 from the viewpoint of planetary boundaries.