Guided Tour: Magical Tamara – Glass Designed by Tamara Aladin Exhibition and Jasmin Anoschkin – Candy Animals Exhibition

Guided Tour: Magical Tamara – Glass Designed by Tamara Aladin Exhibition.

Magical Tamara – Glass Designed by Tamara Aladin
May 24–September 28, 2025

Tamara Aladin (1932–2019) was one of Riihimäen Lasi Oy’s most prolific designers. She was known especially for her rich use of colour, distinctive treatment of form.

Aladin designed household glassware and most of the vases in the factory’s export range. Aladin’s style was described as “graceful, practical and elegant”. Her glassware was sophisticated but functional, making an attractive addition to every home. A large number of her designs were in production especially in the 1960s.

This exhibition presents Aladin’s household glassware and export items along with a selection of her art glass, early ceramics and a small sample of her unique art objects. The exhibition presents works from the Finnish Glass Museum rounded out by loans from two major Finnish private collections. The exhibition architecture is designed by Linda Bergroth.

 

Jasmin Anoschkin – Candy Animals
May 24–September 21, 2025

Jasmin Anoschkin (b.1980) is a sculptor best known for her colourful and captivating ceramic creations. Imaginative playfulness also characterises her glass and wooden sculptures, paintings and video art. Noted also for her public commissions, Anoschkin has exhibited her work in numerous solo and group exhibitions both in Finland and internationally. She is represented in many major Finnish art collections.

Candy Animals presents a cavalcade of uncanny creatures matched in whimsy by their absurd yet perfectly logical titles. Olympic Mascot Testosterone-Tyyne, Kissy-Lips Hot-Dog on Duck Feet, Lion Wannabe Unicorn in Vantaa Windbreaker and Limoncello Bambi invite viewers into an imaginative world that is uniquely Anoschkin’s.

Her extravagant menagerie introduces a wondrous array of curious new creatures, who appear alongside familiar acquaintances from her earlier oeuvre. Some of the glass sculptures are previously unseen works that were made especially for this spring 2025 exhibition. The exhibition has been supported by: the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike), the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Alfred Kordelin Foundation, and the Finnish Heritage Agency.

 

When

4 June, 2 pm (in Finnish) – Magical Tamara ja Candy Animals
5 June, 2 pm (in Finnish) – Magical Tamara
6 June, 2 pm (in Finnish) – Magical Tamara
7 June, 1 pm (in English) – Magical Tamara
7 June, 2 pm (in Swedish) – Magical Tamara
8 June, 2 pm (in English) – Magical Tamara

Where

THE FINNISH GLASS MUSEUM
Tehtaankatu 23

Tickets

€ 11/6/4, free entry with the Museum Card. With the same ticket, you can also access the Old Glass Factory exhibition on the same day.