Kumu Art Museum- Estonian art from the 18th century until today

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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

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–Sun Closed

NB! Due to the construction work in the tower and the reorganisation of the exhibition space, the museum is closed to visitors until autumn 2022.

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

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

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

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–Sun Closed

NB! Due to the construction work in the tower and the reorganisation of the exhibition space, the museum is closed to visitors until autumn 2022.

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

Sirje Runge. Geometry VIII. 1976. Oil. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers ‒ Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art

empty-image — Sirje Runge. Geometry VIII. 1976. Oil. Zimmerli Art Museum at Rutgers ‒ Norton and Nancy Dodge Collection of Soviet Nonconformist Art

Jonna Kina. Four Sculptures in Fifteen Pieces. 2022. Frame capture from the video. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Jonna Kina. Four Sculptures in Fifteen Pieces. 2022. Frame capture from the video. Courtesy of the artist

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Näitusse poster

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Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Raoul Kurvitz. Pentatonic Colour System II. Programme 01 and 03. 1994/1999. Installation. Art Museum of Estonia

Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Ilmar Malin. Fading Sun. 1968. Art Museum of Estonia

We're open!

Here's our exhibition programme

Thinking Pictures

18/03/2022 – 14/08/2022

Kumu Art Museum

Lembit Sarapuu: Reality and Actuality

29/04/2022 – 18/09/2022

Kumu Art Museum

Project Space I: Jonna Kina. Four Sculptures in Fifteen Pieces

01/04/2022 – 02/10/2022

Kumu Art Museum

Art in the Comfort Zone? The 2000s in Estonian Art

12/11/2021 – 09/10/2022

Kumu Art Museum

Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945

Permanent exhibition

Kumu Art Museum

The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s

Permanent exhibition

Kumu Art Museum

Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991)

Permanent exhibition

Kumu Art Museum

Stop the war!

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What’s on

what's on

Lembit Sarapuu. Discussion. 1989–1990. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia

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This solo exhibition of the oeuvre of Lembit Sarapuu (b. 1930) charts the artist’s creative path through six decades.

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The Museum Night’s theme, The Night is Filled with Dreams, invites visitors to reflect on the issues that communities and people associated with the museum dream about, and what the museum of our dreams would look like.

Lembit Sarapuu. Kalevipoeg in the Underworld. 1988. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — Lembit Sarapuu. Kalevipoeg in the Underworld. 1988. Oil. Art Museum of Estonia

Drop-in guided tour in English at the exhibition “Lembit Sarapuu: Reality and Actuality”.

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The course is in English. During the three-part course, the students will explore how to create tones, light and shadows by copying a selected artwork.

Kumu tajukaart on saadaval eesti, inglise ja vene keeles.

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Once a month on a Saturday morning, the Kumu Art Museum adapts to the needs of people with sensory hypersensitivity and autism and to all other visitors who enjoy a quieter experience in the museum.

Tarrvi Laamann. Anu & seen. 2014. Autori loal — Tarrvi Laamann. Navajo. 2015. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Tarrvi Laamann. Navajo. 2015. Courtesy of the artist

Three-part woodcut course. The instructor Tarrvi Laamann is one of the few Estonian printmakers who has studied Japanese woodcutting in Japan under a master.

The permanent exhibitions of Kumu showcase the local artistic heritage all the way from Baltic German art and Estonian national art up to the multifaceted art produced in Soviet Estonia and the Post-Soviet period.

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is a project run by Kumu Art Museum and the Black Nights Film Festival since the year 2006, being then the only weekly documentary film programme in Estonian cinemas.

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The permanent exhibitions of Kumu showcase the local artistic heritage all the way from Baltic German art and Estonian national art up to the multifaceted art produced in Soviet Estonia and the Post-Soviet period.

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is a project run by Kumu Art Museum and the Black Nights Film Festival since the year 2006, being then the only weekly documentary film programme in Estonian cinemas.

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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.

Search the collection Order copies

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