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Exhibitions

 
Participation in tens of exhibitions in the 1920s - 1940s (Kameraseura etc)
 
Kunsthalle Helsinki (Taidehalli) 1930
 
Salon Strindberg, Helsinki 1930 (ABISS - group) May 3 - May 25, 1930
 
Alvar Aalto´s Finnish Pavilion at the 1939-1940 New York World´s Fair, U.S.A.
 
The Finnish Museum of Photography 1976, Helsinki  "Matkailukuvien 1930-luku", July 1 - August 8, 1976
 
Touring exhibition, Minneapolis, USA and the Nordic Countries 1982- "The Frozen Image - Scandinavian Photography"
 
Kunsthalle Helsinki (Taidehalli) 1984 ("The Frozen Image - Scandinavian Photography")
 
Kunsthalle Helsinki (Taidehalli) 1986 - "Minne - Suomalainen valokuvataide 1842-1986" / "Finnish photography 1842-1986". Opening October 23, 1986.
 
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 1987 - "Suomi kuvissa sata vuotta" - "Finland in pictures 100 years"
 
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 1987 - "Pohjoinen valo" - "Nordic Light"
 
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 1987 - "Björn Soldan - Suomalaisvalokuvaaja Englannissa" / "Björn Soldan - A Finnish Photographer in England", June 12 - August 2, 1987

Expohja Fiskars, Pohja 1987  - "Suomi kuvissa sata vuotta" - "Finland in pictures during 100 years", April 1 - September 27, 1987
 
The Finnish Film Archive, Helsinki 1992 - "Aurinko paistaa Suomeen - Aho & Soldanin valokuvia 1930-luvulta" / "Sunshine over Finland - Aho & Soldan´s photographs from the 1930s"
 
Acquario Romano Rooma Italia 1993-1994 "Pohjoinen valo - suomalaisen valokuvan antologia" / "Nordic light - The Antholofy of Finnish Photography", December 21, 1993 - January 30, 1994 -
 
Corporation Cultural de las Condes Santiago de Chile 1995, April 7 - April 30, 1995 -
 
Corporacion Cultural del Vina del Mari, May 30 - June 14, 1995 -
 
Casa de Cultura Parque Metropolitano 1995, June 29 - July 22, 1995
 
Musée d´art Moderne et Contemporain, Strasbourg 1999  - "Intimite et nouvelle vision - La photographie finlandaise 1890-1939", June 18 - September 12, 1999
 
The Finnish Museum of Photography, Helsinki 1999- ("Perusnäyttely")
 
Finnish Design Museum 2010, Helsinki - "Modern[ism]" - "Moderni[smi]", February 12 - May 6, 2010
 
Finnish National Gallery Ateneum 2011, Helsinki - "Suomi kutsuu - Finland Calling", May 6 - September 4, 2011
 
http://www.ateneum.fi/en/node/1036
 
Association of Finnish Local and Regional and Authorities (Kuntaliitto) 2011, Kuntatalo, Helsinki
 
http://www.ahosoldan.com/näyttelykuntatalolla.html
 
Helsinki City Hall´s Virka Gallery 2011 - "City Life - Helsinki in the 1930s", June 1 - September 4, 2011
 
Online exhibition, Helsinki City Hall´s Virka Gallery web site 2011 - 2015:
 
http://www.virka.fi/en/gallery/virtual-galleries/city-life-views-of-helsinki-in-the-1930s
 
In addition, miniature exhibitions, comprising 5-10 photographs each, are running in the Helsinki area since 2011.
 
Centre Pompidou - Musée National d´Art Moderne, Paris.
AHO & SOLDAN´s vintage prints were displayed from April 10 until August 22, 2013 as a part of the museum´s permanent collection.
 
http://www.ahosoldan.com/centrepompidouparis.html
 
The display, "Lumières du Nord" / "The Light of the North"  - "Collection Modernes de 1905 aux années 1960" was a part of the large exhibition "MUSÉE - LA PLUS IMPORTANTE COLLECTION D´ART MODERNE ET CONTEMPORAIN D´EUROPE". Centre Pompidou is Europe´s largest museum of modern art.
 
The Photographers´ Gallery, London . "Claire Aho - Studio Works", April 19 to July 21, 2013.

The Narional Museum of Finland - "Aho & Soldan - Cars and Helsinki" from 15 November 2013 to March 16, 2014.

Helsinki Airport - "SIBELIUS & IMAGES OF FINLAND" from 15 January -to 31 December 2015 at 5 departure gates, constitutes five simultaneous exhibitions by AHO & SOLDAN and CLAIRE AHO: "Jean Sibelius at Home", "The Light of the North", "City Life", "Helsinki 1968" and "Studio Works" - www.ahosoldan.com/helsinkiairportfinland.html
Academic Bookstore - SIBELIUS & IMAGES OF FINLAND from April 23 - to November 15, 2015 comprising the whole 3rd floor of the bookstore, constitutes six simultaneous exhibitions by AHO & SOLDAN and CLAIRE AHO: "Jean Sibelius at Home", "The Light of the North", "City Life", "Helsinki 1968", "Studio Works" and "Helsinki in 1950´s Colours".
MOBILIA, Kangasala, Finland from June 12 - October 31, 2015 held the exhibition "AHO & SOLDAN - Automobiles & Helsinki", previously at the National Museum in Helsinki.
The exhibitions in 2015 are estimated to have attracted approximately 1,000,000 visitors.
The Presidential Palace, Helsinki, Finland from mid 2016 onwards a special Selection of Aho & Soldan´s and Claire Aho´s photographs is on display at the Palace.
A comprehensive catalogue has been published in connection with the display.
UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS in New York, Geneva and Nairobi.
The exhibition "MOMENTS - In the Building of a Nation" was held at the General Assembly Building, Delegates Entrance in New York 13 - 24 February 2017.
In Geneva, it was held in May 2017 just outside the Human Rights Council´s Hall.
An extensive, 76-page Catalogue was published in connection with the exhibitions.
The Parliament Building´s Hall of State, Little Parliament and the Parlíament´s Library in Helsinki, Finland. The exhibition "MOMENTS - In the Building of a Nation" was held in August 2017 in the Little Parliament coinciding with the Ambassador´s Days, in November - December at the Hall of State coinciding with the 69th session of the Nordic Council and in December 2017-January 2018 at the Parliament´s Library, with access to the public.
The Finnish Embassies in Copenhagen and Wienna in December 2017 in connection with the celebrations of Finland´s 100th day of independence and in September 2018 at the re-opening of the Embassy.
The exhibition was an official "SuomiFinland100" - project.
Liljevalchs Art Hall in Stockholm, Sweden from June 10 - September 10, 2017 the landmark exhibition "Focus Finland - 3 X Aho & Soldan" was held.
It was an official "SuomiFinland100" - project.
Galerie Miranda in Paris, France from April 22 - June 15, 2019 two photographs by Claire Aho will be shown at a special group exhibition "Women in Colour".
PHOTO LONDON, the Somerset House, The Strand, London from May 15 - May 19, 2019 the Aho & Soldan Photo and Film Foundation sr has been invited as a Special Exhibitor to the Fair.
Please see the next pages for further information (the pages below to the left)