The exhibition on the life of Mannerheim will be on in Helsinki from 6 July to 9 October 2005. Objects were loaned by dozens of Finnish museums, archives and private collections and by Russian lenders. John Nurminen Oy transported the works to Finland from the State Hermitage in St. Petersburg, where the objects were first displayed.
A comprehensive set of Mannerheim paraphernalia is on view at the
exhibition Mannerheim - an Officer in the Tsar´s Russian Army, Marshal of
Independent Finland. The objects range from a uniform to a military cap,
small items from glasses to a cigarette holder, a saddle, photographs and
a tableware set. Paintings, watercolours and drawings of Mannerheim are
also on show.
In spring the exhibition was displayed at the State Hermitage in St
Petersburg, from where it was transported to the Finnish National Museum
by John Nurminen. John Nurminen´s art conservator also examined the
loans in co-operation with the lenders´ conservators. Inspecting the works is
an important part of the arrangements for an exhibition: it establishes that
the objects remain unharmed all the time they are being handled.
The Mannerheim exhibition will be on at the Finnish National Museum in
Helsinki until 9 October 2005, after which it will be displayed at the Mikkeli
Art Museum and Turku Castle. The exhibition is produced by the Finnish St
Petersburg Foundation and the State Hermitage in collaboration with
Finnish and Russian specialists.
Further information:
Business Unit Director Isto Kiviniemi, John Nurminen Oy, tel. + 358 10 545
3201, isto.kiviniemi@johnnurminen.com
Head of Conservation Hannele Heporauta, John Nurminen Oy, tel. +358 10
545 3248, hannele.heporauta@johnnurminen.com
Exhibition Coordinator Reetta Kalajo, the Gallen-Kallela Museum,
reetta.kalajo@gallen-kallela.fi