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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

More about Opening Hours

Contact

Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1
10127 Tallinn
+372 602 6000

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

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

More about Opening Hours

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

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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

More about Opening Hours

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330

Adamson-Ericu muuseum

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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

More about Opening Hours

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838

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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

More about Opening Hours

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

More about Opening Hours

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

More about Opening Hours

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

More about Opening Hours

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330

Adamson-Ericu muuseum

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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

More about Opening Hours

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838

Guided Tours on exhibitions in Niguliste Museum On permanent exhibition

Niguliste Museum

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Guided Tours on exhibitions in Niguliste Museum On permanent exhibition

Niguliste Museum

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Guided tour

The Niguliste Museum offers visitors tours that introduce the temporary exhibitions, the history of St Nicholas Church and the exposition in the silver chamber, as well as Bernt Notke’s Dance of Death and the altarpiece of the church’s high altar, which was produced in the workshop of the Lübeck master Hermen Rode.

Tours can only be led by certified tour guide
Tour lenght up to 90 min

To book a guided tour, please contact us at least five working days in advance.

Additional information

Viia-Kadi Raudalainen

Administrative Manager

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 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.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — 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.

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

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 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.

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 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.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

empty-image — 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.

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

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 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.