Lecture: Poetic Reality in 1920s – 1940s art, fashion and design

Exhibition Curator Lotta Nylund presents the exhibition’s themes and works. Paradisiacal garden motifs, interiors inspired by history and romantic robe de styles give a new perspective on the era. The lecture also includes a story about Hjalmar Hagelstam’s Parisian model, “Moumoune”, who later became Tove Jansson’s friend and a famous artist. 

The lecture is in Finnish.
Duration c. 45 min.
Included in the entrance ticket (12/10 €, the Museum Card).
No pre-bookings.
C. 100 seats.
 

Picture: Hjalmar Hagelstam (1899–1941), Moumoune in front of the Mirror, 1938, oil on canvas, 92 x 74 cm, HAM Helsinki Art Museum, Leonard and Katarina Bäcksbacka Collection. Photo: Sonja Hyytiäinen / HAM.