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Photo: Tove Jansson and the cat Psipsina in her Helsinki studio, 1962 Photo: Finnish Heritage Agency<\/p>\n

The Architecture & Design Museum\u2019s new main exhibition Escape to Moominvalley<\/strong> opens on 10 October 2025, highlighting the global celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Moomin stories. The beloved Moomins, created by Finnish artist and author Tove Jansson (1914\u20132001), have become cultural icons in Finland and beyond. Jansson originally envisioned Moominvalley as a safe haven in turbulent times. Escape to Moominvalley explores how Jansson perceived architecture and design in her own life and how these elements are reflected in the stories of Moominvalley.<\/p>\n

Escape to Moominvalley: Reflecting Reality Through Tove Jansson\u2019s Imaginary World<\/p>\n

The exhibition takes a fresh look at the connections between Jansson, the Moomins, architecture, and design. The journey begins with places and landscapes close to Jansson\u2019s heart, before leading visitors into the imaginative spaces of Moominvalley. The exhibition reveals how places central to Jansson\u2019s life, such as her Helsinki Atelier home and the remote summer island Klovharun, shaped her creative world. Through archived materials, personal objects, and photographs, visitors can step into these spaces and experience Jansson\u2019s persona.<\/p>\n

At the heart of the exhibition lies a reimagined Moominvalley where the stories\u2019 environments are viewed through the perspectives of their inhabitants. What does \u201cshared space\u201d encompass in the context of the Moomin family\u2019s bath house, a building ultimately claimed by Too-Ticky and the invisible shrews during the winter?<\/p>\n

Moominvalley as Refuge<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jansson\u2019s stories often reflect the turbulent reality of their time. She began writing them during World War II, amidst the bombings of Helsinki. Her first Moomin story,\u00a0The Moomins and the Great Flood<\/em>\u00a0(1945), tells the tale of a family scattered by disaster searching for shelter, eventually finding a home and safety in Moominvalley. For Jansson herself, Moominvalley became a personal refuge.<\/p>\n

In the same spirit,\u00a0Escape to Moominvalley<\/em>\u00a0offers visitors both shelter from autumn storms and a mirror to the upheavals of the real world. Themes drawn from the Moomin stories, such as home and homelessness, solitude and community, safety and insecurity, present timely questions about the potential significance of Moominvalley and Jansson\u2019s relationship to spaces for our modern times. In addition, the exhibition showcases contemporary approaches by designers and architects who explore the themes of survival, shelter, community, and resilience.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is organised in collaboration with Moomin Characters.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Rainbow Path: Escape to Moominvalley<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Rainbow Path is a norm-critical path within the Escape to Moominvalley exhibition. It explores the diversity of gender and sexuality through the lens of Tove Jansson\u2019s life and art. The Rainbow Path creates space for interpretation and personal reflection: how do spaces, objects, and cultural ideals shape identity, and what meanings might they carry from a queer perspective? The path does not offer ready-made answers but invites visitors to view the exhibition differently \u2013 with curiosity, empathy, and an appreciation for diversity. The Rainbow Path is available as a printed booklet at the museum. The booklet can be borrowed free of charge during the museum visit. The contents of the Rainbow Path are also available in text format on this website.<\/p>\n

Accessibility and safer space<\/strong><\/p>\n

Architecture and design belongs to everyone. We at the Architecture and Design Museum want everyone to have the opportunity to have a safe museum experience and participate as themselves, without fear of discrimination or harassment. Read more about our principles for a safer space<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Architecture and Design Museum is accessible. Read more about accessibility<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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