Events

Meet the Artists: Lauri Astala & Elina Brotherus

Date

30.08.2026–

30.08.2026

Lauri Astala and Elina Brotherus, the artists behind the Women on Waves exhibition, will be present at the AaltoSiilo on Sunday, August 30, from 14.00 to 18.00. Artist-led tours to the exhibition will take place from 14.00 to 15.00 and from 16.00 to 17.00. Free admission, welcome!

Lauri Astala’s and Elina Brotherus’ exhibition Women on Waves brings the architecture of homes designed by Alvar Aalto to life through fictional stories. The exhibition will be in Alvar and Aino Aalto’s first modernist industrial building, the Aalto Silo in Meri-Toppila, Oulu, in August. The silo has been given a new life in recent years by the Factum Foundation. The exhibition is part of the Oulu2026 European Capital of Culture programme and is arranged in collaboration with Photo North – Northern Photographic Centre.

Read more about the exhibition HERE (exhibition page opens in a new tab).

Lauri Astala & Elina Brotherus
Women on Waves
5.8.–30.8.2026
Aalto Siilo, Paalikatu 21, Oulu.
Opening hours Wed-Fri  15-20, Sat-Sun 12-18

Exceptions
Sun 9.8.  15-18
Fri  14.8. 17-20
Fri  28.8. Closed due to Another Gaze seminaari 
Sat  29.8. Closed due to Day in Meri-Toppila event

Event picture: Elina Brotherus: Piscine (Transat) from the series Les Femmes de la Maison Carré (2018)

Additional Information

Lauri Astala & Elina Brotherus