Popularised around the world through comic strips, the Moomin series is above all a rich and sensitive body of comic strip work, created by Tove Jansson (1914-2001), an essential Finnish illustrator and author. Initially published as comic strips by the London Evening Standard (1954-1959), the Moomin stories then appeared as novels. The exhibition produced by the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art allows visitors to discover the world of Popularised around the world through comic strips, the Moomin series is above all a rich and sensitive body of comic strip work, created by Tove Jansson (1914-2001), an essential Finnish illustrator and author. Initially published as comic strips by the London Evening Standard (1954-1959), the Moomin stories then appeared as novels. The exhibition produced by the Belgian Centre for Comic Strip Art allows visitors to discover the world of a major twentieth-century lady author, with a rich and extravagant personality, served by a refined drawing style which continues to charm her readers in more than forty countries. With support from the Finnish Cultural Institute, Finncult, the Tove Jansson Museum and Moominvalley.a major twentieth-century lady author, with a rich and extravagant personality, served by a refined drawing style which continues to charm her readers in more than forty countries. With support from the Finnish Cultural Institute, Finncult, the Tove Jansson Museum and Moominvalley.