A good picture book is a magical merging of image and text that together to tell a story. This meeting serves as the hub for activities at the museum during autumn 2013.In The Picture Book in New Guises, 12 Nordic picture book artists present original works from their latest books – most published within the past year, and some so new they have not yet reached bookstores.We aim to explore the stories being told today and how they are being told. The selection focuses on fictional picture books, all of which, in various ways, incorporate a child’s perspective. Overcoming fears, finding time to think, humour, friendship, siblings, parents, beloved pets, and independence are some of the themes that the participating artists have chosen to explore.Participating artists: Rikke Bakman, Hanne Bartholin, Joanna Hellgren, Stian Hole, Mats Jonsson, Mari Kanstad Johnsen, Gry Moursund, Klara Persson, Kamila Slocinska, Virpi Talvitie, Rui Tenreiro and Øyvind Torseter

Exhibition hall with tables in the foreground

White wall with blackwhite drawings on the wall

White exhibiton hall with a group of children to the right

Pictures from the exhibition

Artwork: Joanna Hellgren, from Grandma's Scarf, 2012