Culture in Porvoo
Porvoo is a cultural tourist’s oasis! There is plenty of versatile cultural offerings for many tastes. Porvoo has galleries, historical art, outdoor works and changing exhibitions.
In 2024, it will be the 170th anniversary of Albert Edelfelt’s birth, and this milestone will be celebrated prominently in Porvoo.
Albert Edelfelt 170, Porvoo Museum, Old Town Hall 9.6.2024−30.4.2026
In Porvoo museum, visitors can see the well-known and beloved oil paintings that belong to the museum’s collection, as well as other materials related to Edelfelt’s life in Porvoo.
Silhouette. The Long Outline, Porvoo Museum, Old Town Hall 9.6.2024−30.4.2026
Before the widespread use of photography, silhouettes, or shadow pictures, were a cheap and easy form of image creation, especially used for creating profile portraits. At the heart of the exhibition are 19th-century paper landscape silhouettes.
The route in the footprints of Edelfelt
You can visit the places where the artist painted in Porvoo on foot or by bike.
If you like art, buildings, culture, design, you’ll love Porvoo.
2024 exhibitions in Porvoo’s galleries and museums
Porvoo Art Hall
18.10. – 24.11. Pia Männikkö
29.11. – 5.1. Arja Kärkkäinen
Gallery Vanha Kappalaisentalo
18.10. – 24.11. Selma Haro
29.11. – 24.12. Helka Heinonen & Azar Saiyar
Art on the Westbank of Porvoo
The westbank of Porvoo river and its nearby blocks have become a public contemporary art gallery space open to everyone.
The art program has been made in interaction with municipal residents and local artist organizations. Its purpose has been to support the goals of high-quality construction in the region, to bring art into urban construction and to create forms of cooperation between art and construction that support the development plans of the region.
Since 2009, about 20 new works of art have already arrived on the westbank. The authors have been local Porvoo, other Finnish, Nordic and Russian artists.
Route through art in Porvoo street view
Along the route, in addition to works of art on the westbank, you can find famous historical people, the city’s history and contemporary art.
Amazing art pieces available on the Westbank of Porvoo
A guided tour adds on to your experience
Porvoo Museum / Old Town Hall
Porvoo Tours
Porvoo’s virtual art museum is now open
In the art gallery you can learn about the artworks and the artists who lived and worked in the city from the 20th century onwards. The latest artworks are from recent years. On display there are paintings, prints, and sculptures from the collections of the City of Porvoo and Porvoo museum.
