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Moomins Come Ashore in Seattle

Two exhibitions from Finland’s Moomin Museum arrive at the National Nordic Museum, March 28–Sept. 6, 2026

Seattle, WA (March 3, 2026) — This spring, the National Nordic Museum will present two joint exhibitions — The Moomins’ Sea Adventures and Tove and the Sea — opening March 28 and running through September 6, 2026. This presentation marks the first time these exhibitions from Tampere, Finland, home of the world’s only Moomin Museum, have ever traveled across the Atlantic, bringing one of the Nordic region’s most beloved cultural icons to the United States.

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