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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.

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

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

Contact

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

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

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
,

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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

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838
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Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

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

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Christmas at Niguliste museum

01.12.2024–07.01.2025

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Unicorn in the Magical Forest

06/09/2024 – 06/04/2025

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The new glass lift and skydeck

Closer to the Sky!

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Permanent exhibition of Niguliste Museum

Permanent exhibition

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Pidulikku uusaastamuusikat koos keskaegse kunsti tippteostega

Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

empty-image — Motif from the armoury cuirass of Gustav II Adolf, King of Sweden. 1620–1621. National Historical Museums of Sweden – Royal Armoury

The Niguliste Museum presents the Swedish Royal Armoury’s family exhibition of unicorns and expands it with fantastic and mythical creatures from Estonian collections. The exhibition explores the story and meaning of the magical unicorn and opens up a wider world of fictional and fantastic creatures.

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Niguliste Organ Week will feature evening concerts and a daily programme showcasing the finest works of medieval and early modern art, accompanied by music.

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.

Apostle John. Detail. Sancho de Zamora, Juan de Segovia and Michel Sittow. The altarpiece of the Luna family chapel. 1488–1489. Toledo Cathedral, Spain

empty-image — Apostle John. Detail. Sancho de Zamora, Juan de Segovia and Michel Sittow. The altarpiece of the Luna family chapel. 1488–1489. Toledo Cathedral, Spain

December 2025 marks 500 years since the death of Michel Sittow (c. 1469–1525). This exhibition presents earlier works of the Tallinn-born artist, who was highly valued in Europe at the turn of the 15th and 16th centuries.

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.

Nigluste kiriku hoone Harju tänava suunalt

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Surmatants. Lübecki meistri Bernt Notke töökoda. 15. saj lõpp. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

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Surmatants viies keeles — Surmatants. Lübecki meistri Bernt Notke töökoda. 15. saj lõpp. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

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Virtuaalmuuseum

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Nigluste kiriku hoone Harju tänava suunalt

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Surmatants. Lübecki meistri Bernt Notke töökoda. 15. saj lõpp. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

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Surmatants viies keeles — Surmatants. Lübecki meistri Bernt Notke töökoda. 15. saj lõpp. Eesti Kunstimuuseum

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Virtuaalmuuseum

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Digital Collection

Here is the very best from the collections of the Art Museum of Estonia – the Digital Collection of the Art Museum of Estonia is an image database containing photos and records of the works of art in the collections of the museum.

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