Media

We are happy to assist the media with inquiries related to the life’s work of the Aaltos and the activities of the Alvar Aalto Foundation.

Enquiries and image requests: press@alvaraalto.fi.

Communications Manager Mirkka Vidgrén | tel. +358 40 168 5142 | mirkka.vidgren@alvaraalto.fi

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Aalto’s modern architecture close to gaining World Heritage status, backed by the international ICOMOS organisation

8.6.2026

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Alvar Aalto Museum summer exhibition tells stories about architecture

24.3.2026

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Aalto Works nomination to be submitted to UNESCO World Heritage Committee

23.1.2025

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Alvar Aalto Foundation strategy update

15.1.2025

Glass Designer Erkki Vesanto´s production. Photo Anne Vesanto.

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Glass Designer Erkki Vesanto´s exhibition tells about the history of Finnish glass design

12.12.2024

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The Kangas Revisited exhibition shows a district in transformation through the lenses of seven photographers

15.11.2024

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Studio Aalto now officially a protected building

12.11.2024

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Aino and Alvar Aalto’s Italian honeymoon sets the mood at the Book Fair

8.10.2024

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Sacred Spaces exhibition offers a new perspective on the Aaltos´ church design

17.9.2024

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In the footsteps of Aino and Alvar Aalto in Italy

13.9.2024

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Watch the presentations of the 16th Alvar Aalto symposium online before October 31!

6.9.2024

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Alvar Aalto Medal 2024 goes to Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee

22.8.2024

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Alvar Aalto Week – a call to culture set among Aalto architecture

15.8.2024

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16th Alvar Aalto Symposium 22.–23.8.2024, Jyväskylä – Board the ship on 21.8. for a unique visit to Aalto’s Experimental House in Muuratsalo

7.8.2024

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Visual artist Erik Creutziger receives 2022 Maire Gullichsen Prize

31.3.2023

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Whose Modernism? On a journey to the core questions of modern architecture

21.3.2023

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The new Aalto2 Museum Centre to fulfil Alvar Aalto’s wish

16.3.2023

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International Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar focuses on the heritage and future of modern architecture

15.2.2023

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125 years since the birth of Alvar Aalto – Anniversary events bring Aalto into the 2020s

1.2.2023

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Alvar Aalto Foundation’s first materials on Finna are about Alvar Aalto and world heritage

27.1.2023

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Architect Elissa Aalto exhibition in Oulu 20.1.–11.2.2023

17.1.2023

Aalto-designed interior at the Enso-Gutzeit headquarters.

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Stora Enso makes major furniture donation to Alvar Aalto Foundation

13.12.2022

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First ever book published about architect Elissa Aalto

14.11.2022

Architect Elissa Aalto is a new book shedding light on her lesser-known personal history and creative accomplishments.

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Architect Elissa Aalto exhibitions opens in Alajärvi and Tammisaari

25.10.2022

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Call for Papers is now open – 5th Alvar Aalto Researchers´ Network Seminar “WHOSE MODERNISM?”

4.10.2022

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Alvar Aalto Week brings a colourful array of cultural events to the city of Wolfsburg

3.9.2022

This year, Alvar Aalto Week is being held outside of Finland for the first time: in Wolfsburg, Germany.

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Architect Elissa Aalto touring exhibition at Rovaniemi’s Lappia Hall

23.8.2022

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Architect Elissa Aalto centenary tours and new product series launched this summer

22.6.2022

Alvar Aalto Foundation celebrates the centenary of the birth of Alvar Aalto’s second architect wife, Elissa Aalto in summer 2022.

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Exhibition of Interior Designer Maija Heikinheimo at the Gallery of Säynätsalo Town Hall

7.6.2022

University of Jyväskylä, main building lobby (1954–56). Photo Maija Holma © Alvar Aalto Foundation.

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Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS; Top bio-based design and innovations 24.–25.5.2022 in Jyväskylä, Finland

4.5.2022

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The Landscape of Alvar Aalto exhibitions in Isfahan and Shiraz

3.5.2022

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9th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS on global bio-based design and innovations 24.–25.5.2022

6.4.2022

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Lehti, Pisa and Venezia exhibition displays the printed fabrics designed by Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto

2.3.2022

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New museum hub in Jyväskylä, Finland will be named Aalto2

16.2.2022

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9th Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS on bio-based design 24.–25.5.2022

9.2.2022

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100 years since the birth of architect Elissa Aalto

26.1.2022

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The world’s most extensive private Aalto collection opens as a virtual exhibition

15.12.2021

The exhibition offers an opportunity to take a peek at selected objects from the private collector Pertti Männistö’s unique Aalto collection.

Photo of the Alvar Aalto Museum´s permanent exhibition by Maija Holma © Alvar Aalto Foundation.

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Alvar Aalto Route operators celebrate Cultural Route of the Council of Europe certification

17.11.2021

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Renovation of the Alvar Aalto Museum Commences

15.10.2021

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15th International Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry online virtually until 15.10.2021

25.8.2021

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The Visit Alvar Aalto online service has been expanded to serve travellers in a fifth language and having new architectural sites worth a visit

12.8.2021

The Visit Alvar Aalto online service has been expanded to serve travellers in a fifth language and having new architectural sites worth a visit.

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Alvar Aalto Week interdisciplinary cultural festival takes over the city of Kouvola 14.–22.8.2021

11.8.2021

Alvar Aalto Week will arrive in Kouvola, bringing with it an interdisciplinary programme for lovers of architecture, design, visual art, music and dance.

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The virtual 15th International Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry 12.–13.8.2021

4.8.2021

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Alvar Aalto’s boat Nemo propheta in patria moved for conservation

9.7.2021

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The Landscape of Alvar Aalto exhibition on show in Niavaran Cultural Centre in Iran in July

6.7.2021

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Alvar Aalto Week in Kouvola offers a diverse programme for culture fans of all ages

17.6.2021

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The 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry celebrates virtually 12.-13.8.2021 from Jyväskylä, Finland

16.6.2021

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Timeless Aalto – The DNA of Building Culture exhibition at the Säynätsalo Town Hall in summer 2021

14.6.2021

The exhibition examines the timeless values and features of the art of building design.

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Aino and Alvar Aalto – Shared Visions exhibition draws a picture of the architect couple who worked together for a better everyday environment

12.6.2021

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Alvar Aalto Nature Seminar – Green Paradises, 9.7.2021 at the Jyväskylä Arts Festival

8.6.2021

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Artist Pekka Sassi receives 2020 Maire Gullichsen Prize

28.5.2021

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The second part of the Alvar Aalto Art Posters series celebrates the 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium

26.5.2021

The new edition is devoted to the international architecture triennial Alvar Aalto Symposium.

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The Alvar Aalto Route has been chosen as one of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes – the first in Finland

21.5.2021

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15th Alvar Aalto Symposium and Jyväskylä at the core of the international architectural discussion in August 2021

20.5.2021

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Virtual Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar brings together top international architectural researchers

27.4.2021

Internationally renowned Alvar Aalto will be the focus of the (Ever)green Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar

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Ruusupuisto Museum Centre received a total of 1 006 name proposals

22.4.2021

Suggestions for the name were sought for the future museum centre in Jyväskylä’s Ruusupuisto for a month. A total of 1006 name proposals were received.

Alvar Aalto -museo, Jyväskylä 1971-73. Kuva Maija Holma © Alvar Aalto -säätiö.

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Alvar Aalto Museum serves the visitors at the Säynätsalo Town Hall until summer 2023

21.4.2021

he museum will close on 26 April 2021, and after that many of the its operations will transfer to Säynätsalo Town Hall

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The 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium opens new horizons to the future of industry

14.4.2021

Alvar Aalto and a scale model of the Finnish pavilion at the World Exposition in Paris 1937. Photo © Alvar Aalto Foundation

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Virtual EVER(GREEN) ALVAR AALTO Researchers´ Network Seminar in May 2021

24.3.2021

What is currently being discussed in Alvar Aalto research?

Muotoja moneksi -näyttely. Diverse Designs exhibition. Photo Maija Holma © Alvar Aalto Foundation.

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Topics of international and local interest fill 2021 event calendar

22.3.2021

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Alvar Aalto Medal 2020 has been awarded to Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai in India

16.3.2021

Alvar Aalto -museo (1971-73) ja Keski-Suomen museo. Kuva Maija Holma © Alvar Aalto -säätiö.

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Engaging name sought for the future Ruusupuisto Museum Hub

15.3.2021

The new Museum Centre is looking for an engaging name to describe the two different museums and the content they offer.   

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All Aalto sites open to the public can join the Alvar Aalto Route

11.2.2021

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Alvar Aalto architecture proposed for Unesco World Heritage List

1.2.2021

Thirteen Alvar Aalto sites nominated for Tentative List for Unesco World Heritage.

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On 3 February, Alvar Aalto’s birthday, the Finnish flag will fly for architecture and design

1.2.2021

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Diverse Design exhibition reveals a collector’s passion for Finnish design

4.1.2021

The Alvar Aalto Museum will be taken over by an exhibition of collector Pertti Männistö’s superb private Aalto collection.

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New Alvar Aalto Shop to open in Jyväskylä city centre in December

26.11.2020

Alvar Aalto Foundation´s new design store, Alvar Aalto Shop is to open on December 1, 2020.

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The Dream of a Museum exhibition uncovers Alvar Aalto’s museum designs

6.11.2020

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A New foundation to safeguard the future of the Paimio Sanatorium

27.10.2020

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Exceptionally fine series of Alvar Aalto Art Posters now in our online shop

23.5.2020

Press release

The Cultivated Landscape explores Alvar Aalto’s work in terms of landscape architecture

14.5.2020

Press release

Exhibition of Aino and Alvar Aalto’s life’s work opens in Japan

19.12.2019

Press release

”Humanistic Modernism” Seminar will bring together experts from Finland and around the world

3.10.2019

Press release

Summer exhibition sheds new light on Alvar Aalto and his work

16.5.2019

Press release

Architect and designer Aino Aalto was born 125 years ago

21.1.2019

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The Alvar Aalto Foundation has proposed the restoration of Alvar Aalto’s Seinäjoki Library for the Europa Nostra Award

10.1.2019

Interior photo of Church of the Three Crosses, designed by Alvar Aalto and located in Imatra, Finland.

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Visit Alvar Aalto – popular online service now also in Russian

17.12.2018

Press release

REVIEW 2018 exhibition – the best of Finnish contemporary architecture in the spotlight

15.11.2018

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New Foundation being set up to ensure the future of Paimio Sanatorium

2.11.2018

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Pro Paimio Committee launches appeal to protect Paimio Sanatorium

17.9.2018

An appeal set up on the initiative of architects calls for the preservation of a key work of modern architecture – Paimio Sanatorium.

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The Foundation’s latest publication profiles two fascinating Aalto buildings – The Muuratsalo Experimental House and Studio Aalto

29.8.2018

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International Alvar Aalto Symposium convenes – themes are topical issues and future potentials for residential living

28.8.2018

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Alvar Aalto Week events create new ways of seeing and experiencing the built environment

24.8.2018

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Speeches about the new housing solutions for cities in change in the Alvar Aalto Symposium

12.6.2018

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“The Housing Problem” exhibition explores the ideology of Alvar Aalto’s residential designs

7.6.2018

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Alvar Aalto Route invites culture lovers to unique architectural sites around Finland

24.5.2018

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The director of the Alvar Aalto Foundation, Tommi Lindh, has been appointed as the foundation’s first Managing director

25.4.2018

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Alvar Aalto Symposium focuses on new housing solutions for cities in change

23.3.2018

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The Extraordinarily Ordinary exhibition tells the story of Central Finland’s municipalities and cities

16.3.2018

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Alvar Aalto Foundation Programme Highlights 2018

4.2.2018

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Alvar Aalto’s Birthday and Architecture Day celebrations on February 3, 2018

30.11.2017

Related

Aalto’s modern architecture close to gaining World Heritage status, backed by the international ICOMOS organisation

Alvar Aalto Museum summer exhibition tells stories about architecture

Aalto Works nomination to be submitted to UNESCO World Heritage Committee

Alvar Aalto Foundation strategy update

Glass Designer Erkki Vesanto´s exhibition tells about the history of Finnish glass design

The Kangas Revisited exhibition shows a district in transformation through the lenses of seven photographers

Studio Aalto now officially a protected building

Aino and Alvar Aalto’s Italian honeymoon sets the mood at the Book Fair

Sacred Spaces exhibition offers a new perspective on the Aaltos´ church design

In the footsteps of Aino and Alvar Aalto in Italy

Watch the presentations of the 16th Alvar Aalto symposium online before October 31!

Alvar Aalto Medal 2024 goes to Belgian architect Marie-José Van Hee

Alvar Aalto Week – a call to culture set among Aalto architecture

16th Alvar Aalto Symposium 22.–23.8.2024, Jyväskylä – Board the ship on 21.8. for a unique visit to Aalto’s Experimental House in Muuratsalo

Visual artist Erik Creutziger receives 2022 Maire Gullichsen Prize

Whose Modernism? On a journey to the core questions of modern architecture

The new Aalto2 Museum Centre to fulfil Alvar Aalto’s wish

International Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar focuses on the heritage and future of modern architecture

125 years since the birth of Alvar Aalto – Anniversary events bring Aalto into the 2020s

Alvar Aalto Foundation’s first materials on Finna are about Alvar Aalto and world heritage

Architect Elissa Aalto exhibition in Oulu 20.1.–11.2.2023

Stora Enso makes major furniture donation to Alvar Aalto Foundation

First ever book published about architect Elissa Aalto

Architect Elissa Aalto exhibitions opens in Alajärvi and Tammisaari

Call for Papers is now open – 5th Alvar Aalto Researchers´ Network Seminar “WHOSE MODERNISM?”

Alvar Aalto Week brings a colourful array of cultural events to the city of Wolfsburg

Architect Elissa Aalto touring exhibition at Rovaniemi’s Lappia Hall

Architect Elissa Aalto centenary tours and new product series launched this summer

Exhibition of Interior Designer Maija Heikinheimo at the Gallery of Säynätsalo Town Hall

Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS; Top bio-based design and innovations 24.–25.5.2022 in Jyväskylä, Finland

The Landscape of Alvar Aalto exhibitions in Isfahan and Shiraz

9th International Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS on global bio-based design and innovations 24.–25.5.2022

Lehti, Pisa and Venezia exhibition displays the printed fabrics designed by Aino, Elissa and Alvar Aalto

New museum hub in Jyväskylä, Finland will be named Aalto2

9th Alvar Aalto Design Seminar – BIOSYMBIOSIS on bio-based design 24.–25.5.2022

100 years since the birth of architect Elissa Aalto

The world’s most extensive private Aalto collection opens as a virtual exhibition

Alvar Aalto Route operators celebrate Cultural Route of the Council of Europe certification

Renovation of the Alvar Aalto Museum Commences

15th International Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry online virtually until 15.10.2021

The Visit Alvar Aalto online service has been expanded to serve travellers in a fifth language and having new architectural sites worth a visit

Alvar Aalto Week interdisciplinary cultural festival takes over the city of Kouvola 14.–22.8.2021

The virtual 15th International Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry 12.–13.8.2021

Alvar Aalto’s boat Nemo propheta in patria moved for conservation

The Landscape of Alvar Aalto exhibition on show in Niavaran Cultural Centre in Iran in July

Alvar Aalto Week in Kouvola offers a diverse programme for culture fans of all ages

The 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium – Future of Industry celebrates virtually 12.-13.8.2021 from Jyväskylä, Finland

Timeless Aalto – The DNA of Building Culture exhibition at the Säynätsalo Town Hall in summer 2021

Aino and Alvar Aalto – Shared Visions exhibition draws a picture of the architect couple who worked together for a better everyday environment

Alvar Aalto Nature Seminar – Green Paradises, 9.7.2021 at the Jyväskylä Arts Festival

Artist Pekka Sassi receives 2020 Maire Gullichsen Prize

The second part of the Alvar Aalto Art Posters series celebrates the 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium

The Alvar Aalto Route has been chosen as one of the Council of Europe’s Cultural Routes – the first in Finland

15th Alvar Aalto Symposium and Jyväskylä at the core of the international architectural discussion in August 2021

Virtual Alvar Aalto Researchers’ Network Seminar brings together top international architectural researchers

Ruusupuisto Museum Centre received a total of 1 006 name proposals

Alvar Aalto Museum serves the visitors at the Säynätsalo Town Hall until summer 2023

The 15th Alvar Aalto Symposium opens new horizons to the future of industry

Virtual EVER(GREEN) ALVAR AALTO Researchers´ Network Seminar in May 2021

Topics of international and local interest fill 2021 event calendar

Alvar Aalto Medal 2020 has been awarded to Bijoy Jain of Studio Mumbai in India

Engaging name sought for the future Ruusupuisto Museum Hub

All Aalto sites open to the public can join the Alvar Aalto Route

Alvar Aalto architecture proposed for Unesco World Heritage List

On 3 February, Alvar Aalto’s birthday, the Finnish flag will fly for architecture and design

Diverse Design exhibition reveals a collector’s passion for Finnish design

New Alvar Aalto Shop to open in Jyväskylä city centre in December

The Dream of a Museum exhibition uncovers Alvar Aalto’s museum designs

A New foundation to safeguard the future of the Paimio Sanatorium

Exceptionally fine series of Alvar Aalto Art Posters now in our online shop

The Cultivated Landscape explores Alvar Aalto’s work in terms of landscape architecture

Exhibition of Aino and Alvar Aalto’s life’s work opens in Japan

”Humanistic Modernism” Seminar will bring together experts from Finland and around the world

Summer exhibition sheds new light on Alvar Aalto and his work

Architect and designer Aino Aalto was born 125 years ago

The Alvar Aalto Foundation has proposed the restoration of Alvar Aalto’s Seinäjoki Library for the Europa Nostra Award

Visit Alvar Aalto – popular online service now also in Russian

REVIEW 2018 exhibition – the best of Finnish contemporary architecture in the spotlight

New Foundation being set up to ensure the future of Paimio Sanatorium