XXXI ART MEDAL WORLD CONGRESS

TAMPERE, FINLAND - June 15-19, 2010

The city of Tampere and Tampere Art Museum will host the next FIDEM congress in 2010. Tampere Art Museum is well known in Finland for its art medal collections. The Finnish delegate, Mr Tapio Suominen, vice-president of the Guild of Medallic Art in Finland and curator of the Tampere Museum of Art will be the main contact for this congress.

The city of Tampere is known as the theatre capital of Finland. It is situated in southern Finland between two lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi. Tampere is dubbed the "Manchester of Finland" for its industrial past.

There are direct flights from Copenhagen, Stockholm, Riga, London and fast train and bus links from all over Finland. The capital of Finland, Helsinki is at two hours by train.

For accommodation there's a great deal of choice, from charming little hotels and hostels to five-star luxury hotels.

The FIDEM exhibition will be held at Tampere Art Museum and lectures at Tampere Hall congress and concert centre.

More information will follow.