Tove Jansson Gallery

The Tove Jansson Gallery is being built around the beloved frescoes Party in the Countryside and Party in the City, which are permanently on display. Spanning three exhibition halls, the gallery aims to strengthen Tove Jansson’s artistic legacy and significance in both art history and Finnish society. It showcases Jansson’s art in a diverse way and introduces new perspectives on her as both a Helsinki-based and international artist.

The first exhibition explores the artistic output of the Jansson family members, their portrayals of one another and their joint creations, as well as the diverse tools and materials they used in their art. Family relationships, child-rearing, friends, celebrations, and the sense of security, support, and courage to live a unique family life provided by the artist’s home frame the work in the home studio and the shaping of the artist identity.

The Tove Jansson Gallery is produced in collaboration with Moomin Characters.

The exhibition is curated by HAM’s Tove Jansson experts, Curator Heli Harni and Audience Engagement Specialist Lotta Kjellberg.