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16.1.2017 “Share your love of Moomins” competition has ended. We received more than 1,600 stunning and imaginative photos of Moomins on Instagram and Facebook with hashta…

2.1.2017 The first public performance played by concert pianist Mayu Harada on Friday, 4th November 2016 in Namiki Square, Fukuoka, Japan. The young promising Japanese c…

1.11.2016 The first plans for the new Moomin Museum were made almost two years ago. Now, Tampere Hall is offering a glimpse behind the scenes in the Making of Moomin Muse…

30.10.2016 The Tampere Art Museum Moominvalley closed its doors on Sunday, 30th October 2016.  There were over 1 000 friends of Moomins saying goodbuy to the beloved museu…

7.10.2016 People from the Tampere University of Applied Sciences TAMK visited last week to image Moomin dioramas. The imaging was done using, for example, a FARO laser sc…

7.10.2016 The Moomintroll statue previously located by the wall of the Metso library building in Tampere, in front of the old Moominvalley, was moved to the safety of sto…

7.10.2016 The Moomin 2017 wall calendar presents all twelve Moomin books written and illustrated by Tove Jansson from the years 1945–1977. Original versions of the calend…

7.1.2016 The new Moomin Museum is an art museum that showcases the original Moomin-themed illustrations by Tove Jansson. The museum will also feature a new piece, as a C…