21.11.2025–3.5.2026

Engel building

In 24 fps / Reframing Cinema paintings come to life and reveal their secrets with the help of moving images.

The exhibition presents new cinematic interpretations of some of the most memorable works held in our collection. The original artworks and the short films they inspired will be shown side by side, surrounded by the sets and props. The featured works include Wilho Sjöström’s Portrait of a Dancer (1912), Severin Falkman’s Bride (1878) and Arvo Makkonen’s Ragnar Ekelund Paints (1917).

Hämeenlinna Art Museum and Aalto University’s Department of Film have worked together for many years to bring about this exhibition. As part of the collaboration, students were invited to choose artworks from the museum collection to inspire their own creative practice and worked together in multidisciplinary teams to produce everything from short films and audio works to scripts. The project established a unique space for art-driven learning, experimentation and research, with the students also responsible for designing the exhibition’s visual identity. The exhibition’s immersive, theatrical setting was created as part of a course on exhibition design, run earlier this year at Aalto University.

24 fps / Reframing Cinema is the result of a collaboration between Hämeenlinna Art Museum and Aalto University’s Department of Film that ran from 2021 until 2025. We are grateful to Kone Foundation for their funding and would also like to thank Angel Films for their support.