Open Tue-Sun 11-18

Visitors to the Jyväskylä Summer Festival have free admission to the exhibitions of the Finnish Museum of Crafts and the Jyväskylä Art Museum during the festival week. You can get the discount by showing a ticket to one of the Jyväskylä Summer Festival events or a photo of the festival at the museum’s ticket office.

 

Jukka Rintala – On a journey of dreams
15.6.–1.9.2024

An invitational exhibition celebrating the extensive life’s work of fashion artist Jukka Rintala is a tribute to the artist whose handprint has been visible over the decades in stunning unique costumes, industrial collections and paintings. The exhibition is also a tribute to the skilled seamstresses who have completed the demanding patterns and sewing.

A strong line and at times a softness are characteristic features of Jukka Rintala’s work. His unique costumes are works of art, where the combination of different materials creates unique atmospheres.

The exhibition is built on three floors. On the first floor are several stunningly beautiful dresses by famous and distinguished women. On the catwalk on the second floor, the costume collection is surrounded by art deco paintings on the walls, painted by an artist in the 1980s. On the top floor is Jukka Rintala’s “creativity line”, which shows the evolution of his work from the 80s to the present day, as well as theatre costumes, jewellery and fantasy dresses.

More information about the exhibition will be updated on the museum’s website.

 

A woman’s national costume from the Kaukola – the history of the costume over the years

5.4.–13.10.2024

The Kaukola woman’s national costume has been a popular and beloved national costume model for Finns since its release. When U.T. Sirelius published the Karelian Kaukola woman’s national costume in 1921, its popularity has been unwavering ever since.

Over its long history, the Kaukola costume has moved with the times and its appearance has changed. This change is presented in the Kuja exhibition, which features Kaukola’s national costumes from Finland, collections of the Finnish National Costume Centre.

More information about the exhibition will be updated on the museum’s website.

 

Artist meeting: fashion artist Jukka Rintala

ti 9.7. klo 16.30–17.45

Fashion artist Jukka Rintala will talk about his own work and the stories behind his stunning, unique costumes. Come and discover the career of a Finnish fashion pioneer as told by him.

Jukka Rintala graduated from the University of Art and Design in 1976 as a fashion designer. Since then he has designed clothes for several Finnish companies and in 2007 he created a unique design jewellery collection for jeweller A. Tillander. Rintala has collaborated with several Finnish textile and interior design companies. The production of his own collection carrying his name started in 2008.

Jukka Rintala has received several notable awards for his achievements. In 2012 he received the Golden Vaatepuu 2012 Recognition Award and the Elle Style Awards Prize 2012 Fashion Messenger Award, in 2006 the Pro Finlandia Medal awarded by the President of the Republic of Finland and in 2008 the Savonlinna medal in recognition of his work in promoting the city.