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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

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

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Contact

Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1
10127 Tallinn
+372 602 6000

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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

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

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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

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

Musem closed: 02/05/2023–17/05/2023

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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

Mon Closed
Tue–Sun 10–18

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330

Adamson-Ericu muuseum

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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

Mon Closed
Tue 10.00–18.00
Wed 10.00–18.00
Thu 10.00–18.00
Fri 10.00–18.00
Sat 10.00–18.00
Sun 10.00–18.00

More (national holidays & other exceptions)

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

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

More (national holidays &other exceptions)

Contact

Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1
10127 Tallinn
+372 602 6000

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

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

More (national holidays &other exceptions)

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

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

Musem closed: 02/05/2023–17/05/2023

More (national holidays & other exceptions)

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

Mon Closed
Tue–Sun 10–18

Contact

Niguliste 3
10130 Tallinn
+372 631 4330

Adamson-Ericu muuseum

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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

Mon Closed
Tue 10.00–18.00
Wed 10.00–18.00
Thu 10.00–18.00
Fri 10.00–18.00
Sat 10.00–18.00
Sun 10.00–18.00

More (national holidays & other exceptions)

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838

Michel Sittow’s Workshop. The Holy Kinship Altarpiece. 1510–1520. Bollnäs Church, Sweden

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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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The new glass lift and skydeck

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Michel Sittow in the North? Altarpieces in Dialogue

04/05/2023 – 05/11/2023

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Medieval Ecclesiastical Art in the Small Chapel

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Permanent display of church bells in the tower of the Niguliste church

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Michel Sittow’s Workshop. The Holy Kinship Altarpiece. 1510–1520. Bollnäs Church, Sweden

empty-image — Michel Sittow’s Workshop. The Holy Kinship Altarpiece. 1510–1520. Bollnäs Church, Sweden

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.

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.

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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 Virgin Mary with the Christ Child. Ca 1500. Art Museum of Estonia

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The exhibition space on the two floors of the Small Chapel features medieval (13th–16th-century) sculptures and altarpieces from Estonian churches.

The Virgin Mary’s Bell of St Nicholas’ Church in Tallinn. Drawing by C. von Ungern-Sternberg. 1829. Estonian History Museum

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On the first floor of the medieval church tower, accessible by medieval stairs and a modern glass lift, visitors can explore a display of historical church bells.

Niguliste projekti eskiis. KOKO arhitektid

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A brand-new glass lift that takes visitors to the top of the tower, where they can enjoy unique panoramic views of the medieval Old Town and Tallinn Bay.

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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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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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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