Aalto Design – Hyvinvoinnin muodot

The Museum of Architecture and Design's exhibition invites visitors to examine the legacy of Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto from the perspective of well-being. The exhibition examines the Aaltos' approach to work and philosophy, which views well-being as a balance between the human being, nature, the built environment and materials. It links the Aaltos' holistic idea of well-being to the present-day understanding of and desire to think of well-being as a question broader than the individual, concerning the entire planet. The Aalto Design exhibition consists of a diverse dialogue between forms of presentation and materials, such as drawings and scale models, furniture, glass objects and material experiments, as well as artworks. It also includes objects rarely on display from the collections of the Museum of Architecture and Design. The exhibition features, among other things, London-based artist-researcher Ilona Sagar's multi-channel video work Other Actors (2025), which examines the connections between the body and the building, and between health and architecture, at the Paimio Sanatorium designed by the Aaltos. The Aalto lounge, designed by Linda Bergroth, who was responsible for the exhibition architecture, in turn offers a calm place to rest and invites visitors to explore the effect of being in the space on their own body and mind, in the presence of authentic Aalto objects. Museum of Architecture and Design 5.6.2026-6.1.2027 Further information about the exhibition and programme will be published later.