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

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

More (national holidays &other exceptions)

30.11.2023 museum open 10.00–17.45.

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

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

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

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

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

Tue–Sun 10–18
Mon Closed

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

Tue–Sun 10.00–18.00
Mon Closed

More (national holidays & other exceptions)

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838

English

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

More (national holidays &other exceptions)

30.11.2023 museum open 10.00–17.45.

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

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

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

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

Tue–Sun 10–18
Mon Closed

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

Tue–Sun 10.00–18.00
Mon Closed

More (national holidays & other exceptions)

Contact

Lühike jalg 3
10130 Tallinn, Eesti
+372 644 5838

Enzo Cucchi. Drunken Music. Detail. 1982. Private collection

empty-image — Enzo Cucchi. Drunken Music. Detail. 1982. Private collection

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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

Welcome to Kumu Art Museum!

Here's our exhibition programme

melanie bonajo: When the body says Yes+

10/11/2023 – 28/04/2024

Kumu Art Museum

Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism

01/12/2023 – 19/05/2024

Kumu Art Museum

Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė

29/09/2023 – 25/02/2024

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

Enzo Cucchi. Drunken Music. Detail. 1982. Private collection

empty-image — Enzo Cucchi. Drunken Music. Detail. 1982. Private collection

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.

On the photo: Konrad Mägi. Lake Pühajärv. 1918–1920. Art Museum of Estonia

empty-image — On the photo: Konrad Mägi. Lake Pühajärv. 1918–1920. Art Museum of Estonia

Konrad Mägi in Close-up is based on Darja Jefimova’s master’s thesis, which includes documentation on approximately thirty Konrad Mägi paintings and which she defended at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 2023.

Jaan Toomik. Waterfall. 2005. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

empty-image — Jaan Toomik. Waterfall. 2005. Video still. Courtesy of the artist

The exhibition combines Jaan Toomik’s video installation Waterfall (2005) with Baltic German artists’ 19th-century Romantic landscape paintings.

Mimmo Paladino (1948). The Baptism of the Lion. 1982. Oil on paper. Claudio Poleschi Arte Contemporanea. Photo by Filippo Pruccoli

empty-image — Mimmo Paladino (1948). The Baptism of the Lion. 1982. Oil on paper. Claudio Poleschi Arte Contemporanea. Photo by Filippo Pruccoli

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In this workshop, we will think beyond the usual framework of the sticker and create pictures of our own

melanie bonajo. TouchMETell. 2019. Stoppkaader videost. Installatsioon koostöös Théo Demans’iga. Detail. Kunstniku ja AKINCI loal

empty-image — melanie bonajo. TouchMETell. 2019. Stoppkaader videost. Installatsioon koostöös Théo Demans’iga. Detail. Kunstniku ja AKINCI loal

The short introductions are approximately 15 minutes long and will take place in the foyer of the 5th floor by the entrance of the exhibition.

Our Visitor Assitants will be available to answer questions and discuss topics related to the exhibition

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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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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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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