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Moomin Museum (Swedish: Muminmuseet, Finnish: Muumimuseo, formerly called Moominvalley) is situated in the city of Tampere, Finland. Shown at the Moomin Museum are illustrations by Tove Jansson (the creator of Moomins), 40 miniatures, tableaux about Moomin events and a small (2.5 metres high) Moomin House. There are about 2,000 exhibits on display.
The Moominvalley of the Tampere Art Museum is a museum devoted to the original works of Tove Jansson. It contains around 2,000 works. The museum is based on the Moomin books and has many original Moomin illustrations by Tove Jansson. The gem of the collection is a blue five-storey model of the Moominhouse, which had Tove Jansson as one of its ...
In January 2016, a permanent Tove Jansson exhibition of murals, an oil painting, photographs and sketches opened at the Helsinki Art Museum. The two murals, Party in the Countryside and Party in the City were created for Helsinki City Hall 's Kaupunginkellari restaurant. [ 47 ]
Tove Jansson’s Moomin characters may be internationally famous, but a new show in Paris reveals a lesser-known side to the Finnish artist who created them. Little-known life of Moomins creator ...
Moomin World (Finnish: Muumimaailma, Swedish: Muminvärlden) is a theme park based on the Moomin books by Tove Jansson.It was designed by Dennis Livson, [2] and is located on the island of Kailo next to the old town of Naantali, in Southwest Finland.
The Moomins and the Great Flood (Swedish: Småtrollen och den stora översvämningen, literally The Little Trolls and the Great Flood) is a book by Finnish author Tove Jansson. It was published in 1945, during the last months of World War II. [1]
The Dangerous Journey (Swedish: Den farliga resan) is a children's picture book in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson.It was published in 1977. Tove Jansson takes us on an illustrated and quirky journey through Moominvalley, capturing the impact as seen through the eyes of Susanna. [1]
[5] [6] Snufkin is inspired by Atos Wirtanen, Tove Jansson’s close friend and at one point, fiancé. [7] Moomintroll is also an author avatar for Jansson, meaning the two characters were based on real-life lovers. Because of this real-life parallel, their relationship is sometimes examined in the context of queer theory. [8] [9]