Classic masterpieces from the collections of the Art Museum of Estonia greet passengers at the Tallinn Bus Station
The Art Museum of Estonia and the Tallinn Bus Station have brought reproductions of classic Estonian art works to six large stands on the bus platform, offering the joy of recognition to every Estonian. The selection includes works by the beloved classics Kristjan Raud, Eduard Wiiralt, Konrad Mägi, Nikolai Triik, Enn Põldroos and Elmar Kits.
As a result of cooperation between the Art Museum of Estonia and the Tallinn Bus Station (T grupp OÜ), reproduction exhibitions have been displayed in the windows of the waiting rooms of Tallinn, Tartu and Rakvere bus stations for several years, but on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Tallinn Bus Station and the 105th anniversary of the Art Museum of Estonia, the exhibition was also extended to the outdoor waiting platforms of the Tallinn Bus Station, in order to offer visitors even more visual delight and to enhance public space with art.
“The Art Museum of Estonia is delighted to collaborate with the Tallinn Bus Station to bring classic Estonian art to people’s everyday lives. In the year of the General Song Festival, it is significant that Celebrators by Enn Põldroos (1975) will be displayed in the city, alongside other reproductions. The work captures a special moment when thousands of people have gathered as if for the song festival to experience a sense of unity. Let it be an inspiration for a museum visit, a party or simply a beautiful bus ride,” said Piret Järvan, Head of Marketing and Services at the Art Museum of Estonia.
According to Kadriann Raud, Head of Marketing and Communications at the Tallinn Bus Station, the terminus in Tallinn has been the gateway to the Song and Dance Festival for sixty years. “Celebrating this long-standing role is important to us, especially in the anniversary year, when we celebrate the bus station’s 60th birthday. As part of the cooperation between the Art Museum of Estonia and the Song and Dance Festival, we have also brought art to our outdoor waiting platforms. This is the first step in a larger anniversary project, with which we want to offer our visitors something special to celebrate this important anniversary,” said Kadriann Raud.
The exhibition of reproductions is a rare opportunity to see classic Estonian art on such a large scale and examine every detail up close. Most of the original works are on display in the permanent exhibition at the Kumu Art Museum.
After the first successful cooperation with T grupp OÜ in 2021, during which an exhibition inspired by the works of the sculptor Christian Ackermann was brought to the windows of the Tallinn Bus Station waiting room, several reproduction exhibitions were completed in the following years at the Tallinn, Tartu and Rakvere bus stations with works related to travel, landscapes, and local artists and landmarks.