Moomin Animations – Thrills and Cuddles will showcase animated Moomin content from different decades and countries.
Gutsy Animations’ hit Moominvalley series is to be featured as part of a new Moomin exhibition at the National Children’s Museum in Washington D.C.
Moomin Animations – Thrills and Cuddles will run from 3 September 2021 until 9 January 2022 and will be on loan from the Moomin Museum in Tampere, Finland.
During the exhibition, visitors will have a chance to explore how Tove Jansson’s Moomin stories have evolved from the first Moomin film to premiere on TV, a German marionette animation film (1959), through to Gutsy Animations’ hit 3D animated series, Moominvalley (2019), which has now been sold to over 50 countries.
The exhibition is brought to the United States by the Embassy of Finland in Washington D.C.
A programme of hybrid events, recordings and workshops will also be offered during the exhibition including a ‘From Pencil to 3D’ live-stream session, which will showcase the production of an animation from script to screen with Moominvalley director, Jay Grace.
In addition, Moominvalley composers, Samuli Kosminen and Jarmo Saari, will host an online session exploring how the series’ score was composed, what inspired them, and the type of instruments used during the recording. Screenings will also be held featuring music videos from the Moominvalley series.
“The National Children’s Museum has an impressive reputation for offering US families engaging and inspirational STEAM focused experiences, making it the perfect home for the Moomin Animations – Thrills and Cuddles exhibition’s first overseas journey,” commented Marika Makaroff, chief creative officer and founder of Gutsy Animations.
“We can’t wait to give visitors the chance to explore how we’ve adapted and brought Tove Jansson’s beloved stories to life through our Moominvalley TV series and to celebrate the universal values of the Moomins – equality, inclusion and respect for nature.”
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