Pia Hovi-Assad

Interaction Planner, Turku Museum Centre

31.8.2018 Where are the Borders?

The Role of the Museum in the Neighbourhoods

Background• Turku 2029 strategy

functions as a guidance to the Turku City LeisureActivities

• Activation work

• Funding granted10.000 euros

• Project based

Aim• An experimental project to

document the neighbourhood

together with the residents

->participatory approach

• Three suburbs and different

target groups

• Outreach museum work

• Part of the History Museum

project

The ”Mobile Museum” Container

Reminiscence workshop in the Runosmäki suburb

A screening with historical images of the area, maps and other data.

Drop-in service, interviews and digitalizing of images.

Photos and data fromthe residents

Workshops and group sessions in the local library.

Documentation of the area

Video Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-_sWpVRAbk

Pansio-Perno and Halinen ”My Hoods, My Friends”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfDM4Opq2Gw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKtjAb7XkHQ

• Children and

youth

• Photo, video

• Walks

• Media

education

• 2019-´21 co-operation with regional memory association (Varsinais-Suomen Muistiyhdistys ry) The city library and sport services for senior citizensServices for Swedish speaking seniorsFinnish Red Cross/Kulttuurikaverit -voluntary service.

-> Advanced cross-sectoral organization of work

-> Co-operation for content management

-> A new kind of outreach service

”A pop up museum in the neighbourhood”

Upcoming project

Kontti in the Hoods team:

Pia Hovi-Assad, interaction planner, M.A. pia.hovi-assad@turku.fi @pia_hovi

Mailis Saralehto, visual artist, M.A.

Sanna Saarto, M.A.

Janni Mäkelä, community educator

Aleksi Hurskainen, B.A.

Youtube: Turun museokeskus

Instagram: Unelmien museo

#konttihuudeilla

Thank you!