Houses of Tove

The exhibition includes works that have not been publicly on display before, as well as newly commissioned artworks by leading contemporary artists.

Houses of Tove Jansson is the largest exhibition in central Europe and France to explore the artist’s vast life and career. The exhibition is the first of its kind, providing new takes on the artist’s heritage as seen through the eyes of a diverse group of contemporary artists. It also showcases works and ephemera that have not been displayed publicly before.

“Tove Jansson lived an unconventional life and this is an unconventional exhibition. It will feature both a wide array of Tove Jansson’s important works as well as works by contemporary artists inspired by Tove’s life. The exhibition will also feature programming, a reading room and capsule collections created exclusively for this exhibition. It’s an attempt to bring the breadth of Tove’s creative output to new audiences and longtime admirers,” says James Zambra, the creative director at Moomin Characters and part of the third generation of the Jansson family to work at the company.

Moomin in many forms
Starting with the early development of Tove Jansson’s visual language and narrative style, the exhibition will bring together key works of her career, including a selection of Jansson’s paintings, drawings, illustrations, and texts, some of which will be on show for the first time.

Moomin fans will be able to explore how Tove Jansson expanded her Moomin stories into different art forms and commercial products, including theatre, comics, and merchandising.

Tue - Sun 12pm — 8pm
Mon CLOSED

Free but require registration

Espace Mont-Louis
8 Impasse de Mont Louis

Paris, France