Two pale, almost mirrored figures lean against each other against a dark background. The blue pencil drawing emphasizes elongated faces, half-closed eyes, and softly blended bodies with moody shading and an eerie atmosphere.

Opening eve LARP

~ 4 H

Amos Rex

Schedule:

Tuesday 11 August 2026

Tuesday 25 August 2026

The LARP takes place in the exhibition spaces and is held in Finnish.

What happens in the exhibition after the museum closes? Opening Eve is a LARP (Live Action Role-Play) in which participants bring the artworks to life.

Tickets

Book your ticket in advance. The LARP takes place in the exhibition spaces and is held in Finnish.

The game starts at 5 PM and lasts until around 9 PM.
Language: Finnish.
Age limit: 15+.

Tickets: €15 for students and Museokortti holders. €5 for under 18s. Standard price: €30.

Buy your LARP ticket

Kaisa Kangas

Kaisa Kangas is a larp designer with more than 30 years of experience in live-action role-playing games.

Her most notable works include the Palestinian-Finnish larp Halat hisar (“State of Siege”; 2013, 2016) and the Palestinian-Nordic Seaside Prison (2022-2024), which explores the situation in Gaza and has been staged in Helsinki, Turku, Oslo, Vilnius, and London.

Kangas is the artistic producer of the international short-larp festival Immersion Larp, held in Turku. Last year, she published the accessible non-fiction book Larppi eläytymisen taiteena (“Larp as the Art of Immersion”; Vastapaino, 2025).

In summer 2025, Ropecon ry awarded Kangas the Kultainen lohikäärme lifetime achievement award for her long-standing work in Finnish and Nordic larp culture.

Documentation

Please note that photographs and recordings may be taken during this event for marketing, communications, archival, and research purposes.