New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here’s a sneak preview.)

‘Tove Jansson and the Moomins’ exhibit celebrating beloved author and her fantastical stories, to debut at BPL • Brooklyn Paper

This summer, Brooklynites can step into a lush, fantastical world without leaving the borough as the Brooklyn Public Library welcomes “Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door is Always Open,” the first-ever U.S. exhibit dedicated to the author and her treasured characters. Jansson, a beloved Finnish writer and artist, is best known for creating the Moomins: a family of rotund trolls who live in the lush Moominvalley. The rotund little creatures a…

New Yorkers can meet the Moomins at a new exhibit. (And for everyone else, here’s a sneak preview.)

You may know Tove Jansson, the Finnish artist, by her literary fiction. Her bespoke illustrations. Or just her pioneering life as a queer multi-hyphenate, carving out a corner of the sky in post-war Europe. There’s a lot to know her by. Over a seven decade career, Jansson wrote and drew for children and adults, making […]