EXHIBITIONS

In the role of producer, from the 1980s on Juha Nurminen has been personally involved in many of the John Nurminen Foundation’s exhibitions on marine art and our marine cultural heritage. Prior to establishing the Foundation, exhibitions were produced in cooperation with John Nurminen Oy, and after 1992, the Foundation has organised numerous exhibitions on the themes of seafaring, exploration, the history of cartography, and naval art.

The exhibitions have contributed to raising awareness of the Foundation’s collections, and they have reached not only the people already interested in marine history and art, but also the general public. On many occasions the Foundation has set up exhibitions alongside its book projects. This approach has made it possible to delve deeper into the themes of the book and the exhibition, which often emphasise different areas, but are still thematically similar. During the past few years, the Foundation has also participated in various other exhibitions by lending them maps, paintings, or maritime antiquities.

The Foundation has organized or taken part by lending items from its collection in following exhibitions:

Hamina on the World Map- Treasures from the John Nurminen Foundation and Hamina City Museum 1.6.2014 – 15.1.2015, Hamina City Museum (joint exhibition)
From observations to maps – history of charts and land survey in Finland, 3.7.–4.10.2013, The National Archives (item loans)
Avartuva maailma – Kartta-aarteita A.E.Nordenskiöldin kokoelmasta, 26.4.–27.10.2013, The Finnish National Museum (item loans)
Adolf Bock ja meritaide, 9.6.–13.10.2013, Vaasan Tikanojan taidekoti (yhteisnäyttely)
Adolf Bock – marine painter, 15.2.–2.6.2013, Finnish Maritime Museum, Kotka (joint exhibition)
Suomi osaksi Venäjän valtakuntaa, 17.9. – 28.10.2012, Hanasaari – ruotsalais-suomalainen kulttuurikeskus (item loans)
John Nurmisen Säätiö – Merenkulun perinteitä ja meriympäristöä vaalien, 13.5.–2.9.2012, Loviisa Maritime Museum (jjoint exhibition)
Adolf Bock ja meritaiteen mestarit, 9.6 – 9.9.2012, Salon taidemuseon veturitalli (joint exhibition)
Ships and the Sea, 31.1.2009, Science Centre Heureka (items loans)
Island, Harbour and the Sea, 5.6. – 31.8.2009, Finnish Maritime Museum (joint exhibition)
The Schooner Uljas, 12.5.2008–12.5.2009, Rauma Maritime Museum (joint exhibition)
Map treasures from John Nurminen Foundation,21 November – 18 December 2008 Hanasaari, Helsinki
The History of the Nordic Map: From myths to reality 18 October 2006 ,25 February 2007 Sederholm House, Helsinki
Grey Ships, 3 February – 30 April 2005, Huolintatalo, Helsinki
Masters of Maritime Art: 400 Years of Maritime Painting, 11 September – 7 December 2003, Hakasalmen huvila, Helsinki
Ultima Thule: Arctic Explorations Exhibition, 17 October 2001 – 30 March 2002, Tennispalatsi, Helsinki and
7 May 2002 – 17 November 2002, The National Maritime Museum, Stockholm
Art and the Sea: Baltic Sea maritime painters, 23 October – 19 November 2000, Cathedral crypt, Helsinki
The Sea, the Ships and Us, 2–29 October 1997, Tulli- ja pakkahuone (Customs and warehouse), Helsinki
Mare Balticum: the Baltic – two thousand years, 1 March – 31 March 1996, Huolintatalo, Helsinki
Northeast Passage from the Vikings to Nordenskiöld, 2 October – 2 November 1992, Cathedral crypt, Helsinki, Helsinki
Adolf Bock’s 100th Anniversary Exhibition, 18 May – 3 June 1990, Huolintatalo, Helsinki
The Routes of the Sea: Sea charts from the 16th century to the present times, 1 February – 27 March 1988, Huolintatalo, Helsinki
The Salt and Bread of the Sea, 19 April – 27 April 1986, Huolintatalo, Helsinki
Finnish Maps, 12 April – 21 April 1985, Huolintatalo, Helsinki