Multispecies Kirpilä Art Collection
Multispecies art collection
The project explores how human–animal relations are depicted in the works of Kirpilä Art Collection. Drawing on this research, it produces workshops, an audio guide, and new perspectives on the collection’s animal-themed artworks.
How do artworks portray human–animal–environment relations?
This two‑year research project, funded by the Finnish Cultural Foundation, examines how interactions between humans and nonhuman animals are depicted in the artworks of the Kirpilä Art Home collection.
Kirpilä Art Home
Kirpilä Art Home, located on Pohjoinen Hesperiankatu in Helsinki, is an art museum housed in a former private residence. Its collection is built on the artworks collected by medical doctor Juhani Kirpilä (1931–1988).