The museum partially closed 18 April to 3 May 2023

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.