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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.

Museum closed: 18.04

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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Museum closed: 18.04, 12.05

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

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Museum closed: 18.04

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

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Museum closed: 18.04

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: 18.04

Contact

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

Conservation

Introduction

Research

Publishing

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

!

Tickets sales end 30 minutes before closing.

Museum closed: 18.04

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: 18.04, 12.05

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

!

Museum closed: 18.04

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

!

Museum closed: 18.04

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330
,

empty-image

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: 18.04

Contact

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

Tabula rasa & Book 30/04/2025 | 19:00

Niguliste Museum

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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Tabula rasa & Book 30/04/2025 | 19:00

Niguliste Museum

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Concert

Arvo Pärt: Tabula rasa
Pēteris Vasks: Book, for cello

Soloists:
Guna Šnē: cello (Latvia)
Robert Traksmann: violin
Harry Traksmann: violin
Marrit Gerretz-Traksmann: piano

VHK String Orchestra
Conductor: Rasmus Puur

The concert is part of the exhibition Estonian Book 500. Relics.
The Estonian and Latvian books were both born 500 years ago. At the same time that we got a written language, the tabula rasa was filled with the printed word, and soon with music. We also learned to read from similar alphabet books printed in Riga with pictures of roosters on the covers. Two great composers ‒ Arvo Pärt and Pēteris Vasks ‒ strengthen the link from those times with their works Tabula Rasa and Grāmata: a clean page and a book.

Foto: Kristiina Männik

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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

empty-image — 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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Niguliste muuseumi organistid Tiit Kiik ja Andres Uibo.

empty-image — 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.

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

empty-image — 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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Niguliste muuseumi organistid Tiit Kiik ja Andres Uibo.

empty-image — 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.