30.5.2012

Routes to be based on material suggested by locals

Culture’n’exercise fitness trails to run through the suburbs

The popular Cultural Exercise Routes will be continued with new material compiled from stories set in the suburbs. The first routes are being created together with the residents of Runosmäki from 24 May.

The Cultural Exercise Routes were included in the Central Park of Culture and Exercise programme that was part of the 2011 Capital of Culture year. During the summer of 2012 the residents of Runosmäki will have memories, stories and experiences collected for the Cultural Exercise Route Map.

The stories will be collected on story walks as well as in Turun Sanataideyhdistys’s Korvarunosmäki workshops.

The first workshop took place in 24 May and a timetable for further dates is available on the Central Park of Culture and Exercise’s website. The story walks schedule will be announced later.

The intention is to create a cultural exercise route for Runosmäki, which inspires local residents not only to exercise but also to find new features in their local environment.

In the future, routes and trails will be created for other residential areas according to the site-specific needs and wishes of local residents.

More on the topic:

• The Central Park of Culture and Exercise