{"id":310854,"date":"2025-08-02T02:55:26","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310854\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T02:55:26","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T02:55:26","slug":"waterstones-piccadilly-hosting-huge-moomins-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/310854\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterstones Piccadilly Hosting Huge Moomins Celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Moomin_family_Moomin_80__-Moomin-Characters_-resize-1024x751.jpg\" class=\"img-fluid\" alt=\"Moomin artwork with drawn characters\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCredit: Moomin Characters TM<\/p>\n<p>Moomins are one of the most recognisable artworks out there, evoking childhood memories in many who were introduced to Tove Jansson\u2019s creation from an early age. This year, they turn 80 years old, and the flagship Waterstone\u2019s store in <strong>Central London<\/strong> is celebrating that fact with a series of events this month.<\/p>\n<p>And who wouldn\u2019t want to celebrate these adorable pieces of art? From today (August 1) you\u2019ll notice a<strong> beautiful window installation by Elena Selena at the bookstore<\/strong>, as well as a Moominhouse installation on the second floor. And there\u2019s more to be enjoyed as the month goes on\u2026<\/p>\n<p> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-306300\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=\" http:=\"\" alt=\"Moomins Poster of for the summer 80 year celebration\" width=\"968\" height=\"673\" data-lazy- data-lazy- data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9780241344521_MoominsummerMadness_CVR_converted3-666x463.jpg\"\/>Credit: Supplied Moomins 80th anniversary at Waterstones Piccadilly <\/p>\n<p>On top of the beautifully designed storefront and Moominhouse, fans of the tales can find a <strong>Moomin-themed caf\u00e9<\/strong> on site on August 8-10, which will be complete with its own <a href=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-afternoon-tea-london\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_self\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/secretldn.com\/best-afternoon-tea-london\/\" data-action=\"text_cta_0\" data-category=\"click_internal\">afternoon tea<\/a> and family activities. There\u2019s even promise of a special guest appearance, so it\u2019s one not to miss if you or the little ones are Moomin lovers.<\/p>\n<p>On the evening of August 8, you\u2019ll also be able to attend a \u2018superfan panel\u2019 celebrating the Moomins with guests and fans Ayika Henry, Cariad Lloyd, Paul Gravett, and Phillip Ardagh with Guardian Chief Books writer Lisa Allardice. They\u2019ll discuss the lasting impact of the Moomins and why they continue to be loved by both children and adults across the globe after all this time.<\/p>\n<p>Taking place on August 10, you\u2019ll also be able to attend a session with storyteller Liz Forst, who will be reading out from Tove Jansson\u2019s stories and giving an account of their lasting appeal today. It\u2019s an interactive storytelling, with tales from the land of <strong>the Moomins<\/strong>, as well as the chance for kids to decorate a Moomin mask of their own to take away with them as a memory of the day.<\/p>\n<p>Waterstones Piccadilly are celebrating 80 years of Tove Jansson\u2019s beloved Moomins. Find it all at Waterstones, 203-206 Piccadilly, W1J 9HD (nearest station is Piccadilly Circus). You can book your Moomins Caf\u00e9 session <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/moomin-caf-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/moomin-caf-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" data-action=\"text_cta_1\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>; the superfan panel evening <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/celebrate-80-years-of-moomin-superfan-panel-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/celebrate-80-years-of-moomin-superfan-panel-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" data-action=\"text_cta_2\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>; and your story time with Liz Forst session <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/storytelling-with-liz-fost-to-celebrate-80-years-of-moomin-stories-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"shortcode-outbound-link\" data-has-ga=\"true\" data-ga-type=\"click\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.waterstones.com\/events\/storytelling-with-liz-fost-to-celebrate-80-years-of-moomin-stories-at-waterstones-piccadilly\/london-piccadilly\" data-action=\"text_cta_3\" data-category=\"click_non_sales\">here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Credit: Moomin Characters TM Moomins are one of the most recognisable artworks out there, evoking childhood memories in&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":310855,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7757],"tags":[748,393,4884,257,53559,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-310854","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-london","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-england","10":"tag-great-britain","11":"tag-london","12":"tag-reading-literature","13":"tag-uk","14":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114956921977794706","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310854","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310854"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310854\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/310855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310854"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310854"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310854"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}