Moomin relationships and favourite illustrations – the Moomin Museum opens 21.9.2024

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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.
Piirros, jossa muumihahmot juhlivat puutarhassa.
Tove Jansson's cover illustration for the book Moumine Le Troll, 1968. Moomin Museum ©Moomin CharactersTM

The world's only Moomin Museum is reopening to public on Saturday 21 September, after being closed for two weeks due to an exhibition change. To mark the occasion, the Moomin illustrations are viewed from many different angles. During the day, we will be joined by well-known people from Tampere who will talk about their own relationship with the Moomins, their favourite books or the significance of the Moomin world for them (in Finnish).

One of the people telling stories is musician Mara Balls, who often compares gig situations to “being like Hattifatteners in the dark, all the people together, shining light and trusting each other”. Come and hear more from Mara and other guests!

At 11 am actress Elisa Piispanen

At 12 am musician Mara Balls

At 1 pm screenwriter Pauli Kallio

At 2 pm Moomin fan Jenna Arvola ie. Muumijens in TikTok

The Moomin Museum’s Studio is open all day with the new workshop. The drawing workshop invites you to join the story and get involved in the design of the initial letters. Tove Jansson combined Moomin characters and capital letters in her initial letters in many books. The workshop will explore the combination of image and text through book design, typography and graphic design. The aim of the special initial letter is to add visual interest to the text and entice the reader to delve deeper into the story. 

On the day of the celebration, museum visitors will also have the chance to vote for their favourite illustration. Come and choose your favourite and welcome to celebrate the new illustrations with us!

 

Muumimuseon verkkosivuille

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