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Mobile libraries return to service starting April 6

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Jyväskylä was originally founded by an estate owner, Major Carl Christian Rosenbröijer.

The museum centre will encompass two separate museums: The Alvar Aalto Museum (1971–1973) is the nationally designated museum of Alvar Aalto’s heri

– This agreement means an understanding on mutual cooperation.

The Emergency Management Team stated in its meeting today (12 February) that since the infection situation has calmed down, sports activities for u

Earlier on Sunday 31 of January it was decided that 7th- 9th graders will move to distance education for a week.

Tickets that have already been redeemed for cancelled shows can be exchanged for upcoming performances by contacting the ticket office.

Humans love beauty around them, and they strive to enhance their habitat with beautiful things, no matter what their living conditions are.

The project identifies best practices in the provision of sports and well-being services and exchanges experiences, especially from the perspective

The City of Light mobile app is now available! You can find it in the Play Store by its name “Valon kaupunki”.

During this week, there have already been 37 positive test results in the Jyväskylä health services (the situation on 24 September). The incidence

Jyväskylä City Library has set up a new telephone service to guide customers in their use of E-materials.

Jyväskylä City Library has set up a new telephone service to guide customers in their use of E-materials.

The closure also includes self-service libraries, library busses and self-service returns.
No delay fees are given during the closure.

The libraries in Palokka and Vaajakoski will operate extended opening hours from Monday, 3 February 2020.

The document will set out a number of alternative scenarios for re-thinking the way the city’s cultural services are run and proposes an action pla

The Jyväskylä City Library and the Finnish Schools on the Move initiative have together created a themed collection on the 2nd floor of the Main Li

The upcoming year 2021 brings flamboyant colours, circle economy, and Finnish as well as international talent to the Craft Museum of Finland. The exhibition year includes both the museum’s own productions as well as both big and small-scale collaboration exhibitions. The central theme for the exhibition year is sustainable development, which is examined from many perspectives through crafts and design. For the fall temporary exhibition, the Craft Museum of Finland will even calculate the overall carbon footprint of the exhibition’s entire production process.

• The application period is January, ending on the last weekday of January at 3 pm.
• If any grant funds are left after the grant decisions made in the boards in March, the second application period for project grants will end on the last weekday of August at 3 pm.
• Project grants for cultural, youth and civil society activities may be applied for by registered associations domiciled in Jyväskylä as well as communities and informal work and activity groups operating in Jyväskylä.

- The application period is January, ending on the last day of January 2021 at 3 pm.
- Registered associations domiciled in Jyväskylä may apply for the subsidy to fund the ongoing operations of the association.
- The subsidy is intended for expenses incurred in activities outlined in the association’s plan of operation, enclosed with the application.
- The application must be accompanied by a plan of operation and a budget for the operating year.
- A newly founded association may apply for an operating grant only after operating as a registered association at lea

These grants are intended to create opportunities for cultural, sports and exercise, youth, and civic activities in Jyväskylä and to encourage citizens to partake in communal activity to improve their welfare and quality of life.
Grants decided by the cultural and sports committee and by the education committee
Following grants to cultural, sports and exercise, and civic activities are made by the cultural and sports committee and grants to youth activities by the education committee of the City of Jyväskylä:

The Design with Nature exhibition showcases the newest works of Miia Suojala Design. Miia Suojala who is a clothes designer and a Bachelor of Fashion and Clothing, started her company in Jyväskylä in 2006 and now the 15-year-old company is celebrating the milestone with their celebratory collection: NOLLAko?

The Treasures of the Bazars exhibition in the Craft Museum of Finland showcases traditional textiles and jewellery from Morocco to Tibet from the collections of collector Tuomas Sopanen. Nomadism and traditions appear clearly in these consumer textiles and decorations.

The Come and Go installation consists of portrait slippers by visual artist Leena Illukka. She has applied hand embroidery in a new way and breaks the traditional way of presenting portraits in her personal and caricature portraits. In her art, Illukka often creates a series of stories that focus on the individual and the individual’s relationship with the society.
