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Kumu Art Museum

Kumu is the main building of the Art Museum of Estonia, as well as one of the largest and most monumental exhibition venues in the country. The museum provides a survey of the various time periods of Estonian art: from the Academic Style to Modernism, from Soviet Pop Art to contemporary art. The modern architecture of the building is an attraction in its own right.

Opening hours

Tue–Wed, Fri–Sun	10.00–18.00
Thu	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

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Tickets sales end 30 minutes before closing.

Contact

Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1
10127 Tallinn
+372 602 6000
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Kadrioru lossi fassaad

empty-image — Kadrioru lossi fassaad

Kadriorg Art Museum

The Kadriorg Art Museum is the only museum in Estonia dedicated to early European and Russian art. Interpreting the art of old masters is also the focus of its exhibitions and educational programmes. The museum is located in Kadriorg, in the Baroque palace built for the Russian tsar Peter the Great. 

Opening hours

Tue, Thu–Sun	10.00–18.00
Wed	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

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Museum closed: 10.03 - 12.03

Contact

Weizenbergi 37
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
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Mikkeli muuseum

empty-image — Mikkeli muuseum

Mikkel Museum

The Mikkel Museum in Kadriorg introduces private collections and the collecting of art in general. The bulk of the exhibition consists of the purchases of Johannes Mikkel; temporary exhibitions offer the visitor access to contemporary and historical private collections.

Opening hours

Tue, Thu–Sun	10.00–18.00
Wed	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

Contact

Weizenbergi 28
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
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Niguliste Museum

The Niguliste Museum, in the Old Town of Tallinn, is one of the few northern European museums located in a former church, where ecclesiastical art can be presented in its historical context. The museum houses the largest and most valuable ecclesiastical art collection in Estonia.

Opening hours

Tue–Sun	10–18
Mon	Closed

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330
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Adamson-Eric Museum

The permanent display at the Adamson-Eric Museum in Tallinn’s Old Town provides an overview of the oeuvre of one of the most versatile Estonian artists, Adamson-Eric (1902–1968). In addition, the museum organises two to three temporary exhibitions each year on various topics.

Opening hours

Tue–Sun	10.00–18.00
Mon	Closed

!

Museum closed: 17.03 - 03.04

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838
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Introduction

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Introduction

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Kumu Art Museum

Kumu is the main building of the Art Museum of Estonia, as well as one of the largest and most monumental exhibition venues in the country. The museum provides a survey of the various time periods of Estonian art: from the Academic Style to Modernism, from Soviet Pop Art to contemporary art. The modern architecture of the building is an attraction in its own right.

Opening hours

Tue–Wed, Fri–Sun	10.00–18.00
Thu	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

!

Tickets sales end 30 minutes before closing.

Contact

Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1
10127 Tallinn
+372 602 6000
,

Kadrioru lossi fassaad

empty-image — Kadrioru lossi fassaad

Kadriorg Art Museum

The Kadriorg Art Museum is the only museum in Estonia dedicated to early European and Russian art. Interpreting the art of old masters is also the focus of its exhibitions and educational programmes. The museum is located in Kadriorg, in the Baroque palace built for the Russian tsar Peter the Great. 

Opening hours

Tue, Thu–Sun	10.00–18.00
Wed	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

!

Museum closed: 10.03 - 12.03

Contact

Weizenbergi 37
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
,

Mikkeli muuseum

empty-image — Mikkeli muuseum

Mikkel Museum

The Mikkel Museum in Kadriorg introduces private collections and the collecting of art in general. The bulk of the exhibition consists of the purchases of Johannes Mikkel; temporary exhibitions offer the visitor access to contemporary and historical private collections.

Opening hours

Tue, Thu–Sun	10.00–18.00
Wed	10.00–20.00
Mon	Closed

Contact

Weizenbergi 28
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
,

empty-image

Niguliste Museum

The Niguliste Museum, in the Old Town of Tallinn, is one of the few northern European museums located in a former church, where ecclesiastical art can be presented in its historical context. The museum houses the largest and most valuable ecclesiastical art collection in Estonia.

Opening hours

Tue–Sun	10–18
Mon	Closed

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330
,

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Adamson-Eric Museum

The permanent display at the Adamson-Eric Museum in Tallinn’s Old Town provides an overview of the oeuvre of one of the most versatile Estonian artists, Adamson-Eric (1902–1968). In addition, the museum organises two to three temporary exhibitions each year on various topics.

Opening hours

Tue–Sun	10.00–18.00
Mon	Closed

!

Museum closed: 17.03 - 03.04

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838
,

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The exhibition explores the intertwining of the body and the environment in an era of drastic environmental change, seeking to rekindle connection.

Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The permanent exhibition, launched in 2021, tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions.

Näitusse poster

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The exhibition, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ülo Sooster, an inimitably playful creator and a significant reformer of Estonian post-war modernism, displays works that belong to private collections.

Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

empty-image — Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

In the new visible storage space on the ground floor of Kadriorg Palace, visitors can explore the museum’s Western European and Russian sculpture collection, comprised of over 250 artworks dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

The Niguliste Museum presents the Swedish Royal Armoury’s family exhibition of unicorns and expands it with fantastic and mythical creatures from Estonian collections. The exhibition explores the story and meaning of the magical unicorn and opens up a wider world of fictional and fantastic creatures.

Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

The core of the permanent exhibition of the museum is made up of European and Chinese ceramics and porcelain, and Western European paintings from the former collection of Johannes Mikkel.

Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

Kaja Kärner (1920–1998) was one of the central figures in the legendary Tartu circle of friends, the first informal group of artists in post-World War II Estonia. She created abstract compositions with a good sense of rhythm and colour, collages and genre paintings which capture the overall tonality of the era with subtle shades of colour and hidden irony.

Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

The collection in the Niguliste Museum holds the most remarkable and valuable part of the medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art of Estonia. Most of the works of art in the Niguliste Museum’s collection originate from the church itself and have been displayed in their former locations.

Workshop of Hermen Rode. Niguliste kiriku peaaltari retaabel. Detail. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition explores the intertwining of the body and the environment in an era of drastic environmental change, seeking to rekindle connection.

Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The new permanent exhibition highlights the versatility of the artist as a delicate painter, as well as a renowned creator of applied art who revealed the richness of his ideas and dynamic movement between various fields of art.

Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition focuses on two series of drawings by Hilda Kamdron (1900–1972), depicting the city of Tartu in the Second World War, when much of the old city was destroyed, and during post-war modernisation.

Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

empty-image — Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

The collection in the Niguliste Museum holds the most remarkable and valuable part of the medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art of Estonia. Most of the works of art in the Niguliste Museum’s collection originate from the church itself and have been displayed in their former locations.

Workshop of Hermen Rode. Niguliste kiriku peaaltari retaabel. Detail. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition focuses on two series of drawings by Hilda Kamdron (1900–1972), depicting the city of Tartu in the Second World War, when much of the old city was destroyed, and during post-war modernisation.

Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

empty-image — Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

The permanent exposition of the Kadriorg Art Museum presents the cream of the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia, which consists mostly of paintings, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

On the first floor of the medieval church tower, accessible by medieval stairs and a modern glass lift, visitors can explore a display of historical church bells.

The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

empty-image — The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

Enn Põldroos’s (b. 1933) comprehensive solo exhibition presents his works from the late 1950s until the 2020s.

Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

On the first floor of the medieval church tower, accessible by medieval stairs and a modern glass lift, visitors can explore a display of historical church bells.

The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

empty-image — The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

Enn Põldroos’s (b. 1933) comprehensive solo exhibition presents his works from the late 1950s until the 2020s.

Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

This exhibition represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II.

Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ülo Sooster, an inimitably playful creator and a significant reformer of Estonian post-war modernism, displays works that belong to private collections.

Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

empty-image — Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

A brand-new glass lift that takes visitors to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy unique panoramic views of the medieval Old Town and Tallinn Bay.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

Kaja Kärner (1920–1998) was one of the central figures in the legendary Tartu circle of friends, the first informal group of artists in post-World War II Estonia. She created abstract compositions with a good sense of rhythm and colour, collages and genre paintings which capture the overall tonality of the era with subtle shades of colour and hidden irony.

Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

A brand-new glass lift that takes visitors to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy unique panoramic views of the medieval Old Town and Tallinn Bay.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

The Niguliste Museum presents the Swedish Royal Armoury’s family exhibition of unicorns and expands it with fantastic and mythical creatures from Estonian collections. The exhibition explores the story and meaning of the magical unicorn and opens up a wider world of fictional and fantastic creatures.

Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

The exhibition space on the two floors of the Small Chapel features medieval (13th–16th-century) sculptures and altarpieces from Estonian churches.

The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition space on the two floors of the Small Chapel features medieval (13th–16th-century) sculptures and altarpieces from Estonian churches.

The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

In the new visible storage space on the ground floor of Kadriorg Palace, visitors can explore the museum’s Western European and Russian sculpture collection, comprised of over 250 artworks dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

The new permanent exhibition highlights the versatility of the artist as a delicate painter, as well as a renowned creator of applied art who revealed the richness of his ideas and dynamic movement between various fields of art.

Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

The permanent exhibition, launched in 2021, tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions.

Näitusse poster

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Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

The permanent exposition of the Kadriorg Art Museum presents the cream of the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia, which consists mostly of paintings, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

This exhibition represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II.

Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

The core of the permanent exhibition of the museum is made up of European and Chinese ceramics and porcelain, and Western European paintings from the former collection of Johannes Mikkel.

Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition explores the intertwining of the body and the environment in an era of drastic environmental change, seeking to rekindle connection.

Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The permanent exhibition, launched in 2021, tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions.

Näitusse poster

empty-image

The exhibition, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ülo Sooster, an inimitably playful creator and a significant reformer of Estonian post-war modernism, displays works that belong to private collections.

Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

empty-image — Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

In the new visible storage space on the ground floor of Kadriorg Palace, visitors can explore the museum’s Western European and Russian sculpture collection, comprised of over 250 artworks dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

The Niguliste Museum presents the Swedish Royal Armoury’s family exhibition of unicorns and expands it with fantastic and mythical creatures from Estonian collections. The exhibition explores the story and meaning of the magical unicorn and opens up a wider world of fictional and fantastic creatures.

Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

The core of the permanent exhibition of the museum is made up of European and Chinese ceramics and porcelain, and Western European paintings from the former collection of Johannes Mikkel.

Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

Kaja Kärner (1920–1998) was one of the central figures in the legendary Tartu circle of friends, the first informal group of artists in post-World War II Estonia. She created abstract compositions with a good sense of rhythm and colour, collages and genre paintings which capture the overall tonality of the era with subtle shades of colour and hidden irony.

Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

The collection in the Niguliste Museum holds the most remarkable and valuable part of the medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art of Estonia. Most of the works of art in the Niguliste Museum’s collection originate from the church itself and have been displayed in their former locations.

Workshop of Hermen Rode. Niguliste kiriku peaaltari retaabel. Detail. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition explores the intertwining of the body and the environment in an era of drastic environmental change, seeking to rekindle connection.

Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The new permanent exhibition highlights the versatility of the artist as a delicate painter, as well as a renowned creator of applied art who revealed the richness of his ideas and dynamic movement between various fields of art.

Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition focuses on two series of drawings by Hilda Kamdron (1900–1972), depicting the city of Tartu in the Second World War, when much of the old city was destroyed, and during post-war modernisation.

Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

empty-image — Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

The collection in the Niguliste Museum holds the most remarkable and valuable part of the medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art of Estonia. Most of the works of art in the Niguliste Museum’s collection originate from the church itself and have been displayed in their former locations.

Workshop of Hermen Rode. Niguliste kiriku peaaltari retaabel. Detail. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Retable of the high altar of St. Nicholas’ Church. Detail. Workshop of Hermen Rode. 1478–1481. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition focuses on two series of drawings by Hilda Kamdron (1900–1972), depicting the city of Tartu in the Second World War, when much of the old city was destroyed, and during post-war modernisation.

Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

empty-image — Hilda Kamdron. Damn the War. Undated. Tartu City Museum

Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

The permanent exposition of the Kadriorg Art Museum presents the cream of the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia, which consists mostly of paintings, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Mandorla II. 2024. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist

On the first floor of the medieval church tower, accessible by medieval stairs and a modern glass lift, visitors can explore a display of historical church bells.

The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

empty-image — The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

Enn Põldroos’s (b. 1933) comprehensive solo exhibition presents his works from the late 1950s until the 2020s.

Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

On the first floor of the medieval church tower, accessible by medieval stairs and a modern glass lift, visitors can explore a display of historical church bells.

The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

empty-image — The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

Enn Põldroos’s (b. 1933) comprehensive solo exhibition presents his works from the late 1950s until the 2020s.

Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Enn Põldroos. Situation II. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

This exhibition represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II.

Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Ülo Sooster, an inimitably playful creator and a significant reformer of Estonian post-war modernism, displays works that belong to private collections.

Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

empty-image — Ülo Sooster. Landscape with Eyes. 1968. Private collection

A brand-new glass lift that takes visitors to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy unique panoramic views of the medieval Old Town and Tallinn Bay.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

Kaja Kärner (1920–1998) was one of the central figures in the legendary Tartu circle of friends, the first informal group of artists in post-World War II Estonia. She created abstract compositions with a good sense of rhythm and colour, collages and genre paintings which capture the overall tonality of the era with subtle shades of colour and hidden irony.

Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Kaja Kärner. Composition with a Clock. 1955–1959. Art Museum of Estonia

A brand-new glass lift that takes visitors to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy unique panoramic views of the medieval Old Town and Tallinn Bay.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

The Niguliste Museum presents the Swedish Royal Armoury’s family exhibition of unicorns and expands it with fantastic and mythical creatures from Estonian collections. The exhibition explores the story and meaning of the magical unicorn and opens up a wider world of fictional and fantastic creatures.

Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

The exhibition space on the two floors of the Small Chapel features medieval (13th–16th-century) sculptures and altarpieces from Estonian churches.

The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition space on the two floors of the Small Chapel features medieval (13th–16th-century) sculptures and altarpieces from Estonian churches.

The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — The Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

In the new visible storage space on the ground floor of Kadriorg Palace, visitors can explore the museum’s Western European and Russian sculpture collection, comprised of over 250 artworks dating from the 18th to the 20th centuries.

Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown artist. Apollo Belvedere. 19th c. Art Museum of Estonia

The new permanent exhibition highlights the versatility of the artist as a delicate painter, as well as a renowned creator of applied art who revealed the richness of his ideas and dynamic movement between various fields of art.

Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Collage of works by Adamson-Eric: Bracelet. 1964‒1968; Self-Portrait (Shepherd). 1931; Porcelain tableware. 1960s; Spanish Landscape with a Watermelon. 1931. All artworks: Art Museum of Estonia

The permanent exhibition, launched in 2021, tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions.

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Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

The permanent exposition of the Kadriorg Art Museum presents the cream of the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia, which consists mostly of paintings, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia from the 16th to the 20th centuries.

Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Aleksei Bogoljubov. Port of Tallinn. Detail. 1853. Art Museum of Estonia

This exhibition represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II.

Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

The core of the permanent exhibition of the museum is made up of European and Chinese ceramics and porcelain, and Western European paintings from the former collection of Johannes Mikkel.

Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Unknown Artist. Birdyard. Detail. 18.–19. c. Art Museum of Estonia

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Art Walk. The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life 25/05/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

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Photo collage: Sisters Lydia and Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Art Museum of Estonia

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Lossimuusika “Unda, unda… inundare”. ČIURLIONIS 150 10/06/2025 | 18:00

Kadriorg Art Museum

Concert

Photo by Tomas Ivanauskas

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Bernardo Strozzi: Beyond Caravaggio 29/03/2025 – 06/07/2025

Kadriorg Art Museum

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Studio of Bernardo Strozzi. Concert. Ca 1635–1638. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia

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They Began to Talk 07/02/2025 – 03/08/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

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The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life 14/03/2025 – 31/08/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Photo collage: Sisters Lydia and Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Art Museum of Estonia

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Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal 04/04/2025 – 07/09/2025

Adamson-Eric Museum

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Wikimedia Commons

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Ragnar Kjartansson: A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird 16/05/2025 – 21/09/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Ragnar Kjartansson. A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird. 2024. Video still. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

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Art Addiction: Reigo Kuivjõgi’s Art Collection 23/05/2025 – 19/10/2025

Mikkel Museum

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Siiri Jüris. Chick Chick Keep it Hidden. Acrylic. Reigo Kuivjõgi’s art collection

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Estonian Book 500: Relics 25/04/2025 – 26/10/2025

Niguliste Museum

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The Alphabet Rooster’s Metamorphosis. Digital collage. In the middle: Image of a rooster from an ABC book. Riga Printing House, 17th century. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hannover

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The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s Permanent exhibition

Kumu Art Museum

Permanent exhibition

Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

Permanent exhibition

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Anna-Stina Treumund: How to Recognise a Lesbian? 05/09/2025 – 04/01/2026

Kumu Art Museum

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Anna-Stina Treumund. Drag. 2009. Digital print, pigment photograph. Art Museum of Estonia

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The Politics of Slowness 19/09/2025 – 04/01/2026

Adamson-Eric Museum

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Vello Vinn. Time. 1977. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia

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Art Walk. The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life 25/05/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Photo collage: Sisters Lydia and Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Art Museum of Estonia

Drop-in guided tour in English

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Lossimuusika “Unda, unda… inundare”. ČIURLIONIS 150 10/06/2025 | 18:00

Kadriorg Art Museum

Concert

Photo by Tomas Ivanauskas

Concert

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Bernardo Strozzi: Beyond Caravaggio 29/03/2025 – 06/07/2025

Kadriorg Art Museum

Exhibition

Studio of Bernardo Strozzi. Concert. Ca 1635–1638. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition brings together around 45 paintings and graphic works by this highly talented and versatile Italian artist, from European museums and from private collections.

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They Began to Talk 07/02/2025 – 03/08/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Eglė Budvytytė. Songs from the Compost: Mutating Bodies, Imploding Stars. 2020. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The exhibition explores the intertwining of the body and the environment in an era of drastic environmental change, seeking to rekindle connection.

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The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life 14/03/2025 – 31/08/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Photo collage: Sisters Lydia and Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition places the diverse oeuvre of a unique sisterhood in Estonian art – Kristine, Lydia and Natalie Mei – in dialogue with the artworks of their contemporaries.

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Azulejos: The Pearls of Portugal 04/04/2025 – 07/09/2025

Adamson-Eric Museum

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Wikimedia Commons

The exhibition introduces the rich history and artistic diversity of the Portuguese ceramic tiles called azulejos. The exhibition is being organised in collaboration with the National Tile Museum of Portugal. Curators: João Pedro Monteiro and Karin Vicente

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Ragnar Kjartansson: A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird 16/05/2025 – 21/09/2025

Kumu Art Museum

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Ragnar Kjartansson. A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird. 2024. Video still. Courtesy of the artist, Luhring Augustine, New York, and i8 Gallery, Reykjavik

The Icelandic video artist and painter Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976) presents his first solo exhibition in Estonia, featuring six large works from 2004–2025.

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Art Addiction: Reigo Kuivjõgi’s Art Collection 23/05/2025 – 19/10/2025

Mikkel Museum

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Siiri Jüris. Chick Chick Keep it Hidden. Acrylic. Reigo Kuivjõgi’s art collection

Reigo Kuivjõgi, a gallerist, art collector and populariser of contemporary art, is a well-known figure in the Estonian art scene. The exhibition offers an opportunity to explore the works of many Estonian artists, from established greats to the emerging talents of the youngest generation.

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Estonian Book 500: Relics 25/04/2025 – 26/10/2025

Niguliste Museum

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The Alphabet Rooster’s Metamorphosis. Digital collage. In the middle: Image of a rooster from an ABC book. Riga Printing House, 17th century. Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library in Hannover

The year 2025 will be celebrated in Estonia and Latvia as the 500th anniversary of the printing of the first known books written in the respective languages. In cooperation with Tallinn University and the Tallinn City Archives.

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The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s Permanent exhibition

Kumu Art Museum

Permanent exhibition

Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

Permanent exhibition

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Anna-Stina Treumund: How to Recognise a Lesbian? 05/09/2025 – 04/01/2026

Kumu Art Museum

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Anna-Stina Treumund. Drag. 2009. Digital print, pigment photograph. Art Museum of Estonia

The exhibition presents an overview of the works of Anna-Stina Treumund (1982-2017), who was the first in Estonia to openly identify as a lesbian artist. It is the largest solo exhibition of her works to date.

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The Politics of Slowness 19/09/2025 – 04/01/2026

Adamson-Eric Museum

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Vello Vinn. Time. 1977. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia

A movement valuing slowness has begun to rear its head in the world as a counterbalance to the social model that glorifies speed. This contemporary art exhibition examines how to slow down the extremely fast pace of life, act more gradually and more calmly, and do less.

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