From June 28 to September 30, 2025, the BPL Central Library presents Tove Jansson and the Moomins: The Door Is Always Open, the first-ever U.S. exhibition of the life and work of Tove Jansson. The exhibit will highlight her iconic Moomin characters and stories, but also her illustrations of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll, which is published by NYRB Kids, as well as her early career in political satire and identity as a queer woman in postwar Europe. In addition to family-focused offerings, the exhibition will feature a robust lineup of adult programming that explores Jansson’s literary, artistic, and cultural legacy, including her adult novels and short stories, many of which are today published in English by New York Review Books.
