Groundbreaking exhibition on Tove Jansson’s public art opens in Helsinki
'Tove Jansson: Paradise' at the Helsinki Art Museum (HAM) marks the first time that Jansson’s public paintings have been collectively displayed. Although Jansson, who died in 2001, is best known for creating the Moomins, the exhibition in the Finnish capital shifts the traditional focus to offer a comprehensive overview of the murals she created on commission during the 1940s and 1950s – largely in her native Helsinki – spotlighting her relatively little-known contributions to the mural genre.
