A new Moomin exhibition

(c) Tampere Museum, Finland

Bury Art Gallery, near Manchester, have bagged themselves an exhibition of Tove Jansson's original artwork to celebrate 65 years of the Moomins – and they are the only venue in the UK to host it! The Finnish ambassador, Pekka Huhtaniemi, and Sophia Jansson, niece of Tove Jansson, open the exhibition on 23rd October.

Bury Art Gallery say "Tove Jansson's original drawings will be shown alongside a collection of rare examples of her illustrations published in Finnish daily newspapers" and that the gallery will be decorated to create an "enchanted space" that will "capture the magic of Moominvalley, with dimly lit pools of dappled light, the Moomin boat and islands of stepping stones." It sounds good, eh?

Admission to the exhibition is free and it is open Tuesday to Friday, 10am–5pm, and Saturday 10am–4.30pm.

The exhibition runs until January 15th 2022 and there will be several Moomin-themed events taking place in Bury Art Gallery during its run: 



• October 26 10.30am–noon and 2pm–3.30pm
  Moomin Munchies – £5 adults / £2 per child
  
• Oct 27, 10.30am–noon 
  Moomin Storytime Special, Bury Library – FREE
  
• Oct 28, 10.30am–noon
  Moominstitch workshop for 7–11 year olds – FREE
  
• December 4, 2pm–3.30pm 
  Moomin Christmas Party – FREE
  
• Dec 29, 2pm–3.30pm
  Moodo [we don't know either!] – £2 per child
  
• Dec 30, 2pm–3.30pmMoominvalley Manor House – £2 per child

Book places via Bury Art Gallery on 0161 253 5878 or email artgallery@bury.gov.uk. The following Moomin books are published by SelfMadeHero and are available to buy from our online store via the following links:

The Moomins Cookbook
Moomintroll's Little Book of Thoughts
Moominmamma's Little Book of Thoughts
Snufkin's Little Book of Thoughts