The exhibition focuses on the dialogue that emerged between the Italian Transavantgarde movement and the Estonian artists who founded the group Rühm T in the mid-1980s. At the core of this dialogue are opposition and the art of painting.
The exhibition brings together two masterpieces of the Late Middle Ages: the Passion Altarpiece in Tallinn and the Holy Kinship Altarpiece from Bollnäs in Sweden.
US cultural historian R. Paul Firnhaber, stands out among Estonia-based collectors with his unique collection of art and photography. This exhibition presents part of this collection: caricatures and cartoons by Honoré Daumier.
The art collection of Tiit Pruuli, a passionate sailor and globetrotter, focuses on classic seascapes and the relationship between the sea and people. This is the first time that the collection has been introduced to a wider audience. The exhibition explores marine art in Estonia from the late 19th century until the present.
With the help of contemporary artists and a selection of artworks from the museum’s collection of old masters, the exhibition seeks to rethink the boundaries between culture and nature, addressing the themes of biodiversity, ecosystem interdependence, eco-anxiety and sustainability.
Finnish Modernism combines an Expressionist painting style with decorative explorations of colour. The exhibition showcases an array of works by renowned Finnish Modernist artists from the Art Museum of Estonia and Finnish museums, as well as private collections.
The solo exhibition of the metal artist Urve Küttner (b. 1941) looks at the artist’s creative explorations for over five decades. An artist with a remarkably wide range of interests, Küttner has worked with various styles, materials and techniques.
The exhibition includes forest and nature landscapes, as well as 20th-century animal sculptures, by Leili Muuga, Enn Põldroos, Olga Terri, Olav Maran and several other Estonian artists.
