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10.10.2024 Moominvalley is home to more than just our friends the Moomins, for at dusk those mysterious and unreal ones creep out of their nooks and crannies. During the a…

20.9.2024 On 21 September 2024, the Moomin Museum will reopen with new original Moomin illustrations by Tove Jansson. All of the museum's paper-based works have been replaced with new works from the collection donated by Tove Jansson. These illustrations are on display for the first time at the Moomin Museum. The jewel of the new exhibition is Tove Jansson's very first illustration of the Moomin House.

18.9.2024 The Moomin Museum’s event day celebrates the museum’s new illustrations. Tove Jansson’s delicate original Moomin artwork need a rest after being exhibited to be preserved for future generations, so once again the whole set has been redone. The museum's Studio is open all day, well-known people from Tampere will talk about their own relationship with the Moomins (in Finnish), and the visitors can choose theis favourite Moomin illustration.

13.9.2024 The Moomin Museum’s event day celebrates the museum’s new illustrations. Tove Jansson’s delicate original Moomin artwork needs a rest after be…

6.9.2024 In September, the Moomin Museum will replace all of Tove Jansson's paper-based illustrations on display with new works. The museum will therefore be completely closed from 9 to 20 September 2024. There is still time to see your favourite illustrations in the current Moomin exhibition.

11.4.2024 Tove Jansson (1914–2001) is one of the most acclaimed Finnish artists of the 20th century. Jansson was a painter, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, comic strip artist and scenographer, but she is best known as the famed creator of the Moomin characters. The exhibition An Artist’s Life look backs at Jansson’s career and the biographical milestones and relationships that shaped her artistic journey.

28.11.2023 Even though the Moomins don’t celebrate Christmas, the Moomin Museum is not missing Christmas with delicious ideas from the Moomin stories! The Moomin Mus…

18.8.2023 The world’s only Moomin Museum has been recognized by Tripadvisor as a 2023 Travellers’ Choice award winner for the Speciality Museums category. The award-winning destination consistently receives excellent reviews from travellers on the Tripadvisor platform. Winners are ranked among the top 10% of all listings on Tripadvisor worldwide.

5.6.2023 The Moomin Museum organizes events in honor of Manse Pride Week, both at the museum and at the Saturday celebration in Sorsapuisto Park. At the museum, selected excerpts from the letters Tove Jansson wrote to her friends and loved ones are read daily (in Finnish). In the Studio’s workshop, participants immerse themselves in floral vibes with a rainbow spirit. On Saturday, June 17th, the museum's Art Carts will set up a workshop in Sorsapuisto Park, among the Pride celebration crowd.

4.5.2023 During the Night of the Museums on Saturday 20 May the Moomin Museum as well as several other museums are open from 6 pm until midnight. In addition to the inte…

26.4.2023 Merry Tumpkin and his endearing friends are the stars of the Moomin Museum’s new temporary exhibition, Tumpkin’s Time. It is based on the beloved nursery rhymes authored by the Finnish poet Kirsi Kunnas (1924–2021), who transports the reader to magical worlds of play and imagination. Originally produced by the Päivälehti Museum, the Moomin Museum presents the exhibition in the author’s hometown, featuring delightful original illustrations.

17.2.2023 In Tove Jansson’s book Moominland Midwinter, the creatures of forest light a giant bonfire to make the darkness go away and to welcome the sun back to the sky. As the creatures beat their drums and lose themselves in a wild frenzy of dance and revelry, their tufted, tailed and horned forms cast swaying, swirling shadows in the snow.