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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

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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

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

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Mondays:
From May to September museum open on Mondays, from October to April museum closed.

Contact

Weizenbergi 37
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
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Mikkeli muuseum

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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

Mon–Sun

10–18

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From May to September museum also open on Mondays, from October to April museum closed on Mondays.

04.08 exhibition “Estonian Book 500: Relics” 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

Contact

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

Conservation

Introduction

Research

Publishing

Introduction

English

Collections

Conservation

Introduction

Research

Publishing

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

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

!

Mondays:
From May to September museum open on Mondays, from October to April museum closed.

Contact

Weizenbergi 37
10127 Tallinn
+372 606 6400
,

Mikkeli muuseum

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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

Mon–Sun

10–18

!

From May to September museum also open on Mondays, from October to April museum closed on Mondays.

04.08 exhibition “Estonian Book 500: Relics” 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

Contact

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

The branches of the Art Museum of Estonia offer a diverse range of events for visitors, providing discovery and inspiration for art enthusiasts of all ages. These events help deepen the understanding of artworks and their historical context. Our program includes exhibition tours, talks, art courses, workshops and much more.

Most of our events take place in Estonian.
More information on our Estonian homepage.

Exhibition tour

Tour at the exhibition “Pearls of Portugal” (in Russian) 26/07/2025 | 13:00

Adamson-Eric Museum

Exhibition tour

“Rich chequered” azulejo panel. 1610–1650, Lisbon. Museu Nacional do Azulejo. Photo: José Pessoa

The Russian-language tour of the exhibition is led by Marina Dunajeva.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „They Began to Talk“ 26/07/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945 27/07/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Welcome Tour: Treasures of medieval art 29/07/2025 | 13:00

Niguliste Museum

Guided tour

Dance of Death. Workshop of the Lübeck master Bernt Notke. Late 15th century. Art Museum of Estonia

Step into the treasure chest of Estonian medieval art.

Guided tour

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 01/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Finissage of the exhibition They Began to Talk 02/08/2025 | 12:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

Come and join a drop-in workshop and Curator’s Tours!

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940-1991)“ 02/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Curator’s Tour of the Exhibition They Began to Talk 02/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Curator of the exhibition “They Began to Talk”, Ann Mirjam Vaikla

The exhibition takes the intertwinement of the body and the environment as its point of departure, in an era marked by rapid environmental change and inequality.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700-1945“ 09/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 15/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life“ 16/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Fotokollaaž: Õed Lydia ja Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „The Mei Sisters: Avant-Garde and the Everyday Life“ 23/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Fotokollaaž: Õed Lydia ja Kristine Mei. 1916‒1918; Natalie Mei. 1931. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 29/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Short tour of the exhibition „Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940-1991)“ 30/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

The short tour gives you an overview of the concept and main themes of the exhibition in 30 minutes to support your visit in the gallery.

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. Ragnar Kjartansson: A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird 31/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Ragnar Kjartansson, Margarét Bjarnadóttir & Bryce Dessner. No Tomorrow. 2022. Video installation. Commissioned by Sigurður Gísli Pálmason; based on a commission by the Iceland Dance Company. Courtesy of the artists, Luhring Augustine (New York) and the i8 Gallery (Reykjavík)

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s 28/09/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Color System. Programmid 01, 02 ja 03. 1994/1999/2020. Installatsioon 20 monitorile. Heli: Ariel Lagle. Programmeerimine: Andres Lepp. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991) 26/10/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. Anna-Stina Treumund: How to Recognise a Lesbian? 30/11/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Art Walk. Mari Kurismaa. Videviku geomeetria 21/12/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Mari Kurismaa. Still Life with a Sphere. Detail. 1987. Oil on canvas. Art Museum of Estonia

Drop-in guided tour in English

Exhibition tour

Tickets

Theme event

Middle Ages through bricks. Look at the Middle Ages through LEGO creations 12/06/2025 – 03/08/2025

Niguliste Museum

Theme event

In this exhibition, we present our creations dedicated to medieval themes, which have been completed in recent years.

Theme event

Tickets
Closer to the sky! Glass lift in the Niguliste tower Permanent exhibition

Niguliste Museum

Permanent exhibition

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

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.

Permanent exhibition

Tickets
A visit to Kumu’s roof terrace and a short introduction to Erki Kasemets’s installation LIFE-FILE 27/07/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Theme event

Theme event

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 01/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets
A visit to Kumu’s roof terrace and a short introduction to Erki Kasemets’s installation LIFE-FILE 03/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Theme event

Theme event

Tickets
Kadriorg Palace Ensemble: Indoors and Outdoors 06/08/2025 | 18:00

Kadriorg Art Museum

Theme event

Kadrioru lossi läbilõige. 19. saj. Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum

A walk introducing the Kadriorg Palace and Park ensemble

Theme event

Tickets
A visit to Kumu’s roof terrace and a short introduction to Erki Kasemets’s installation LIFE-FILE 10/08/2025 | 13:00

Kumu Art Museum

Theme event

Theme event

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 15/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets
A meditative gathering amidst Ragnar Kjartansson’s work “No Tomorrow” 29/08/2025 | 15:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

Foto: Karolin Koster

Exhibition tour

Tickets

Family event

Middle Ages through bricks. Look at the Middle Ages through LEGO creations 12/06/2025 – 03/08/2025

Niguliste Museum

Theme event

In this exhibition, we present our creations dedicated to medieval themes, which have been completed in recent years.

Theme event

Tickets

Art course or workshop

Drop-In Workshop: Chia Seed Graffiti 02/08/2025 | 12:00

Kumu Art Museum

Art course or workshop

In this drop-in workshop we will give new life to pre-owned objects in the form of playful green chia seed graffiti, which sprout to life.

Art course or workshop

Tickets
Finissage of the exhibition They Began to Talk 02/08/2025 | 12:00

Kumu Art Museum

Exhibition tour

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

Come and join a drop-in workshop and Curator’s Tours!

Exhibition tour

Tickets
Open workshop: costume designs in collage technique 31/08/2025 | 12:00

Kumu Art Museum

Art course or workshop

Photo: Kumu Education Centre

Collage workshop

Art course or workshop

Tickets

Concert

Half an hour of Organ Music On permanent exhibition

Niguliste Museum

Concert

Niguliste muuseumi organistid Tiit Kiik ja Andres Uibo.

Each Saturday and Sunday, starting at 4 pm, traditional organ music performances take place in the museum. Classical and modern organ music is played by the Niguliste Museum organists Andres Uibo and Tiit Kiik.

Concert

Tickets
Bach. Rex Instrumentorum. Don Verkuijle (USA) 25/07/2025 | 19:30

Niguliste Museum

Concert

Concert

Tickets
Palace Music. Season 2025-2026 Opening Concert 21/09/2025 | 18:00

Kadriorg Art Museum

Concert

Concert

Tickets