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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

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

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

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Construction work of the new elevator from 16.09 to 22.10. The exhibition is accessible by stairs. We apologise!

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

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

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Museum closed: 14.10 - 24.10

Contact

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

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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

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

!

Construction work of the new elevator from 16.09 to 22.10. The exhibition is accessible by stairs. We apologise!

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
,

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: 14.10 - 24.10

Contact

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

Latin American ceramic forms 19/09/2024 | 17:00

Kumu Art Museum

Price

€50

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Latin American ceramic forms 19/09/2024 | 17:00

Kumu Art Museum

Price

€50

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Art course or workshop

The two-part ceramics course will result in practical but beautifully designed pottery.

On Thursdays 19.09 and 26.09 at 17.00‒19.00
Instructor: Jarõna Ilo

In the first session a vessel will be moulded and built up using a band technique. In the second session a pattern inspired by Latin American indigenous ceramics will be painted onto the form.

Collage: Diego Rivera. Danzantito (Child Dancer from Huejotzingo). Ca 1946 / Francisco Matto. Constructive in White and Black. Undated. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp

empty-image — Collage: Diego Rivera. Danzantito (Child Dancer from Huejotzingo). Ca 1946 / Francisco Matto. Constructive in White and Black. Undated. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp

This is the first major exhibition of Latin American art in Estonia, featuring art from the Spanish Colonial period, as well as works by 20th-century artists from Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Mexico and Cuba.

Andrei Kedrin. Autoportree

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The participants will create self-portraits using oil pastels in this three-part art course.

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The two-part ceramics course will result in a clay pot or plate inspired by the works of the French ceramicist and alchemist Bernard Palissy.

Foto: Yulia Bogacheva

empty-image — Foto: Yulia Bogacheva

Mystical characters at Leonora Carrington’s exhibition.

Detail Jevgeni Zolotko näituselt „Aadama saladus“

empty-image — Detail Jevgeni Zolotko näituselt „Aadama saladus“

In the handicraft candle workshop, participants will be able to draw parallels with Jevgeni Zolotko’s exhibition The Secret of Adam and shape a candle using an unusual technique: hand pressing.

Joonistused Juri Noršteini animatsioonist "Siil udus", 1975.

empty-image — Joonistused Juri Noršteini animatsioonist "Siil udus", 1975.

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Nerikomi is a Japanese technique of fusing together coloured clay masses.

'Vasakul detail Olav Marani teosest "Gladioole ja teisi lilli" tempera, 1969. Eesti Kunstimuuseum.

empty-image — 'Vasakul detail Olav Marani teosest "Gladioole ja teisi lilli" tempera, 1969. Eesti Kunstimuuseum.

During the two-part course, participants will learn to paint with egg tempera, which is one of the oldest painting techniques.

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Repair of ceramic objects using the new kintsugi technique.

Collage: Diego Rivera. Danzantito (Child Dancer from Huejotzingo). Ca 1946 / Francisco Matto. Constructive in White and Black. Undated. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp

empty-image — Collage: Diego Rivera. Danzantito (Child Dancer from Huejotzingo). Ca 1946 / Francisco Matto. Constructive in White and Black. Undated. © The Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp

This is the first major exhibition of Latin American art in Estonia, featuring art from the Spanish Colonial period, as well as works by 20th-century artists from Uruguay, Peru, Chile, Mexico and Cuba.

Andrei Kedrin. Autoportree

empty-image — Andrei Kedrin. Autoportree

The participants will create self-portraits using oil pastels in this three-part art course.

empty-image

The two-part ceramics course will result in a clay pot or plate inspired by the works of the French ceramicist and alchemist Bernard Palissy.

Foto: Yulia Bogacheva

empty-image — Foto: Yulia Bogacheva

Mystical characters at Leonora Carrington’s exhibition.

Detail Jevgeni Zolotko näituselt „Aadama saladus“

empty-image — Detail Jevgeni Zolotko näituselt „Aadama saladus“

In the handicraft candle workshop, participants will be able to draw parallels with Jevgeni Zolotko’s exhibition The Secret of Adam and shape a candle using an unusual technique: hand pressing.

Joonistused Juri Noršteini animatsioonist "Siil udus", 1975.

empty-image — Joonistused Juri Noršteini animatsioonist "Siil udus", 1975.

empty-image

Nerikomi is a Japanese technique of fusing together coloured clay masses.

'Vasakul detail Olav Marani teosest "Gladioole ja teisi lilli" tempera, 1969. Eesti Kunstimuuseum.

empty-image — 'Vasakul detail Olav Marani teosest "Gladioole ja teisi lilli" tempera, 1969. Eesti Kunstimuuseum.

During the two-part course, participants will learn to paint with egg tempera, which is one of the oldest painting techniques.

empty-image

Repair of ceramic objects using the new kintsugi technique.