Invitation to the lecture Objects & Death in Early Modern Finland, 15 April 2025

We cordially invite you to a lecture by our guest, Saila Leskinen, MA. She is
an art historian and doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki,
Finland, and specialises in object studies, Early Modern church art, and the
material culture of death.

15 Apr 2025

We cordially invite you to a lecture by our guest, Saila Leskinen, MA. She is
an art historian and doctoral researcher at the University of Helsinki,
Finland, and specialises in object studies, Early Modern church art, and the
material culture of death.

Sailas' lecture will focus on how, after the Protestant Reformation, the
funerary culture in Finland — then part of the Swedish realm — slowly took a
new course. What was a noble funeral like during the Swedish Great Power
(1611-1721) and Lutheran Orthodoxy? What kind of funerary and memorial objects
have survived in Finnish churches to this day?

The lecture will be held on 15 April 2025 at 14:30 in the K31.

We are looking forward to seeing you,

Radka Nokkala Miltová, Veronika Řezníčková, Tereza Horáková

Promotional image for a presentation by historian Saila Leskinen on "Objects & Death in Early Modern Finland," featuring a historical illustration of a funeral procession.

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