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Opening Ceremony
We officially open ABOAGORA 2025 with opening remarks, Venusmusic by Mareike Dobewall, and a showcase of the virtual part of the immersive installation "The Layers of the Peace Machine"; "Layer of Sharing".
100 Singers for Venusmusic!
A Vocal Performance Inspired by Planet Venus – Exploring the Power of the Female Voice
Avant Aboagora: Venus, rakkauden jumalatar
Vuoden ensimmäisessä Avant Aboagora -tapahtumassa juhlistetaan Venusta ja rakkautta! ABOAGORA-tapahtuman varaslähdössä Kuralan Kylämäessä 5. kesäkuuta kohotetaan malja syyskuisen Venus, the Bringer of Peace -tapahtuman ohjelman julkistuksen kunniaksi. Illan aikana tutustutaan rakkauden jumalatar Venukseen sukupuolen- ja historiantutkija Riikka Taavetin sekä kansanmuusikoiden Kuisma Asikaisen ja Paula Raitasen johdolla.
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: ABOAGORA Retreat VIII – apply by April 30, 2025!
The ABOAGORA Retreat VIII: Repairing for Peace invites MA Arts Students and Doctoral Researchers in the arts, humanities, and sciences to imagine peace at the time of accelerating militarisation. What kind of peace is promised by the securitisation of all aspects of everyday life? How to repair relations needed for peace as something other than a transactional, compromised or predetermined contract? The Retreat takes place September 7–9 on the island of Seili in the Turku archipelago.
Etsimme harjoittelijaa – Vi söker en praktikant!
Turun yliopiston historian, kulttuurin ja taiteiden tutkimuksen laitoksessa on haettavana Aboagoran tuotanto- ja viestintäharjoittelijan määräaikainen työsopimussuhteinen tehtävä kesälle ja alkusyksylle 2025.
Open call: Submit a program proposal for Aboagora 2025
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…
Science and art at the interface of war and peace – Mars-theme launches new Aboagora theme season
The three-day science and art event Aboagora will take place in the last week of August under the theme Mars, bringer of war. This year's headliners include Swedish writer-journalist Thella Johnson, known for her Finland-connections. The Mars -theme opens a new seven-year Planets theme season.
Program change in ABOAGORA 2024
Due to a force majeure, Professor Manfred Nowak will be unable to attend ABOAGORA 2024. In his place, the Agora keynote on 29 August will be delivered by Professor KoenDe Feyter, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Antwerp.
Uusi tekijöitä ABOAGORAN tuotantotiimissä
Petra Piiroinen aloitti Aboagoran uutena projektitutkijana maaliskuussa. Tiimiä kesän aikana täydentää myös harjoittelija Sonja Korhonen. Tiivis työtahti huipentuu elokuussa uuden seitsenvuotisen ohjelmakauden aloitukseen.
Call for Event Assistants for ABOAGORA 28–30.8.2024
We are looking for Event Assistants to help with diverse tasks before and during the ABOAGORA event “Mars, the Bringer of War” on August 27–30 at the Sibelius Museum (Piispankatu 17, Turku).
The program of Aboagora: “Mars, the Bringer of War” 28–30.8.2024 explores war and the red planet through the means of science and art
The science and art event Aboagora's theme this year is Mars, the Bringer of War. The AGORA-speakers of the event this year are the writer-journalist Thella Johnson, the secretary-general of the Global Campus of Human Rights Manfred Nowak, and researcher-artist Susanna Hast and researcher Noora Kotilainen. The program's keynotes are free of charge and open to everyone. Mars, the Bringer of War is the first event of Aboagora's new seven-year The Planets -season.