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.
Thu, 15.05.2025 museum open 10.00–17.00.
Tickets sales end 30 minutes before closing.
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.
19.05.2025–31.09.2025 museum also open on Mondays, 10.00–18.00.
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.
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.
From 1 May to 30 September 2025 the museum is open Mon–Sun: 10.00–18.00.
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.
An introduction of the exhibition “Thinking Pictures” will take place in Kumu Art Museum. The introduction will be held in English by curators Jane A. Sharp (Zimmerli Art Museum) and Liisa Kaljula (Estonian Art Museum).
Drop-in guided tour in English at the exhibition “Lembit Sarapuu: Reality and Actuality”.
Drop-in guided tour in English at the project space exhibitions.
Drop-in guided tour in English at the exhibition “Thinking Pictures”.
A large-scale public programme includes lectuire and workshop and exhibition tours.
Drop-in guided tour in English at the exhibition “The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s”.
Drop-in guided tour in English at the exhibition “Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991)”.
The exhibition will be introduced by the curators, Aleksandra Murre and Carlos Alonso Pérez-Fajardo, in Estonian and Englsih, respectively.
Tour of the exhibition by the curator, Spanish art historian Carlos Alonso Pérez-Fajardo, in English.
