Moomin Museum recognized as Tripadvisor® 2023 Travellers’ Choice® Award Winner

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.

“Tove Jansson’s original Moomin illustrations, Tuulikki Pietilä’s three-dimensional Moomin tableaux, and the enigmatic atmosphere of the Moomin Museum create an internationally unique experience. Jansson’s Moomin stories offer content for visitors of all ages. In addition to Moomin adventures, the museum also highlights the artist’s life and career through various guided tours and workshops,” says Selma Green, Director of the Moomin Museum and Tampere Art Museum.

The Moomin Museum is based on the Moomin art collection donated by Tove Jansson in 1986. It is one of the few art museums dedicated to a female artist. The museum receives approximately 80,000 to 100,000 visitors annually, and after the pandemic, international museum visitors are also returning.

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Text: Heli Hakala
Photos: Heidi Mäenpää