Moomin Museum
Tove Jansson's original Moomin drawings and a five-storey model house, in Tampere.
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The Moomin Museum opened in its present form in Tampere Hall in 2017 and holds the original artwork of Tove Jansson: ink drawings, watercolours and paintings made for the Moomin books, along with manuscripts and material from her wider career as a painter and illustrator. The work is shown in low light because the originals are fragile, which gives the galleries a particular atmosphere. Its best-known object is the Moominhouse, a five-storey model built by Jansson with Tuulikki Pietila and Pentti Eistola over years, furnished in detail floor by floor. Tableaux by Pietila reconstruct scenes from the books in three dimensions.
What you actually see
- Original Jansson drawings - the ink and watercolour work for the books.
- The five-storey Moominhouse - the model built by Jansson and friends.
- Three-dimensional tableaux - scenes from the stories built in miniature.
- Manuscripts and wider work - Jansson beyond the Moomins.
When to go
Year round. Two hours. Closed Mondays. It is busiest in school holidays. Photography is not permitted, to protect the originals.
Honest expectations
Photography is banned throughout, which surprises many visitors. Galleries are deliberately dark and some find it hard to see detail. It is small for the ticket price. Children expecting a theme park will be disappointed; that is at Naantali.
Nearby
The Finlayson area is north; the station lies west.
What to pack for Moomin Museum
Chosen from what this place is for. Tap a kit for the full checklist.
Opening times, ticket prices and seasonal closures change - check the official source before you go: official site.
