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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.

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Groundbreaking exhibition on Tove Jansson’s public art opens in Helsinki

Notre-Dame Cathedral's gargoyles undergo makeover for grand reopening

Brazilian artist Rosana Paulino awarded Munch Museum's inaugural prize for artistic freedom

North Korean troops in Kursk a ‘significant escalation’ of Ukraine conflict, NATO’s Rutte says

Pakistan launches childhood vaccination campaign amid worrying surge in polio cases

Truck rams into Tel Aviv bus stop, killing one and wounding dozens in suspected terror attack

The Vinyl Paradox: Why independent record stores are struggling despite the boom in physical media

Iran's supreme leader treads carefully in his response to Israel's latest attack