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30/10/2023 | 11:04
Mikkel Museum shows the work of Honoré Daumier, the father of caricature
The exhibition The Father of Caricature: Works by Daumier from R. Paul Firnhaber’s Collection is the first opportunity in Estonia to get to know the artist’s work in depth and detail.
Honoré Daumier. Invasion de Paris par les Bas-Normands. From the series <i>Les Trains de Plaisir.</i> 1852. Published in <i>Le Charivari</i>. R. Paul Firnhaber’s collection -
16/10/2023 | 15:35
Konrad Mägi’s work is revealed from a new perspective at the Kumu Art Museum
Modern research techniques make it possible to reveal everything invisible to the naked eye.
Konrad Mägi. Pühajärv. 1918–1920. Eesti Kunstimuuseum. Foto: Stanislav Stepaško -
04/10/2023 | 10:30
Art Museum of Estonia has developed a model for creating sustainable exhibitions
The Sustainable Exhibition Model is a practical and inspiring tool to help museums assess the environmental impact of exhibitions and make their exhibitions greener.
Exhibition Art in the Age of the Anthropocene. Photo: Rait Tuulas -
25/09/2023 | 16:23
Leis, Tabaka and Rožanskaitė create compelling dialogues in Kumu
Leis, Tabaka and Rožanskaitė were exceptional artists in Soviet-occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively, who challenged the rules of the art world of their time.
Collage: Malle Leis. Woman Goes Away. 1970. Art Museum of Estonia; Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė. X-Ray Therapy. 1977. Lithuanian National Museum of Art; Maija Tabaka. Double Portrait of the Sculptors Valda Blunava and Arta Dumpe. 1971. Latvian National Museum of Art -
25/09/2023 | 15:52
Cecilia Alemani curates a major exhibition of Anu Põder’s works in Switzerland
The exhibition is Anu Põder’s first major retrospective outside Estonia.
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11/09/2023 | 14:40
The new exhibition at the Kadriorg Art Museum observes how artists’ attitudes to the environment have changed over the course of time
The Art of Adapting is an exhibition that explores how we habitually perceive, interpret and value natural environments and our co-species.
Collage of works: Johann Elias Ridinger. Two Deer. 1768. Art Museum of Estonia; Johann Elias Ridinger. Deer. Ca 1740. Art Museum of Estonia; Elo-Reet Järv. Green Nest. 1989. Estonian Artists’ Association -
04/09/2023 | 14:06
The Adamson-Eric Museum is presenting a comprehensive overview of the metal artist Urve Küttner’s rich and imaginative works of art
In Estonian art, Küttner is a metal artist with an extraordinarily broad range; as a passionate and inventive experimenter, she has used a wide range of materials and techniques.
Urve Küttner (1941). Bags around Us. 2001–2009. Amber, silver and diamond. Artist’s collection -
10/07/2023 | 16:00
Take a bus to quickly reach Kumu from the centre of Tallinn
The buses that leave from the Solaris Centre quite frequently will quickly take you to Kumu, in only a matter of minutes.
The Kumu Art Museum. Photo: Stanislav Stepaško -
16/06/2023 | 14:43
The Art Museum of Estonia in summer: from the Ukrainian avant-garde in Kumu to Michel Sittow and the glass lift in Niguliste
The museum, comprising five sites around Tallinn, host altogether 15 exhibitions ranging from Ukrainian avant-garde and Estonian women printmakers at the Kumu Art Museum to Finnish modernism at Kadriorg Art Museum and 16th-century altarpieces from Michel Sittow´s workshop in Niguliste Museum.
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12/06/2023 | 17:11
The works of renowned Estonian women printmakers make their way into Kumu’s Great Hall for the first time
The focus is on the complex and multifaceted relationship of these artworks with the time and circumstances in which they were created, as well as on their continuing relevance in today’s world and art.
Marje Mutsu (1941‒1980). Gaze. 1976. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia -
15/05/2023 | 16:17
Tiit Pruuli’s maritime-themed art collection displayed to the public for the first time at the Mikkel Museum
The display presents all of the dominant themes in marine painting: harbours and fishing villages, ships and sail-boats, artists’ travels in search of inspiration, man against the sea, pure seascapes and abstract marine art.
Tiit Pääsuke. Pictures of the Baltic Sea III. Detail. 1995. Tiit Pruuli’s Art Collection -
10/05/2023 | 13:43
New visitors’ record at Kumu: The teamLab exhibition was visited by 95,000 art lovers
On average, 650 people visited the exhibition each day.
teamLab. Illustrative exhibition view. Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea. 2022. Kumu Art Museum. © teamLab, courtesy Pace Gallery
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