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16/10/2023 | 15:35
Konrad Mägi’s work is revealed from a new perspective at the Kumu Art Museum
Modern research techniques make it possible to reveal everything invisible to the naked eye.
Konrad Mägi. Pühajärv. 1918–1920. Eesti Kunstimuuseum. Foto: Stanislav Stepaško -
04/10/2023 | 10:30
Art Museum of Estonia has developed a model for creating sustainable exhibitions
The Sustainable Exhibition Model is a practical and inspiring tool to help museums assess the environmental impact of exhibitions and make their exhibitions greener.
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25/09/2023 | 16:23
Leis, Tabaka and Rožanskaitė create compelling dialogues in Kumu
Leis, Tabaka and Rožanskaitė were exceptional artists in Soviet-occupied Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively, who challenged the rules of the art world of their time.
Collage: Malle Leis. Woman Goes Away. 1970. Art Museum of Estonia; Marija Teresė Rožanskaitė. X-Ray Therapy. 1977. Lithuanian National Museum of Art; Maija Tabaka. Double Portrait of the Sculptors Valda Blunava and Arta Dumpe. 1971. Latvian National Museum of Art -
25/09/2023 | 15:52
Cecilia Alemani curates a major exhibition of Anu Põder’s works in Switzerland
The exhibition is Anu Põder’s first major retrospective outside Estonia.
Cecilia Alemani. Photo: private collection -
10/07/2023 | 16:00
Take a bus to quickly reach Kumu from the centre of Tallinn
The buses that leave from the Solaris Centre quite frequently will quickly take you to Kumu, in only a matter of minutes.
The Kumu Art Museum. Photo: Stanislav Stepaško -
16/06/2023 | 14:43
The Art Museum of Estonia in summer: from the Ukrainian avant-garde in Kumu to Michel Sittow and the glass lift in Niguliste
The museum, comprising five sites around Tallinn, host altogether 15 exhibitions ranging from Ukrainian avant-garde and Estonian women printmakers at the Kumu Art Museum to Finnish modernism at Kadriorg Art Museum and 16th-century altarpieces from Michel Sittow´s workshop in Niguliste Museum.
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12/06/2023 | 17:11
The works of renowned Estonian women printmakers make their way into Kumu’s Great Hall for the first time
The focus is on the complex and multifaceted relationship of these artworks with the time and circumstances in which they were created, as well as on their continuing relevance in today’s world and art.
Marje Mutsu (1941‒1980). Gaze. 1976. Etching. Art Museum of Estonia -
10/05/2023 | 13:43
New visitors’ record at Kumu: The teamLab exhibition was visited by 95,000 art lovers
On average, 650 people visited the exhibition each day.
teamLab. Illustrative exhibition view. Impermanent Flowers Floating in a Continuous Sea. 2022. Kumu Art Museum. © teamLab, courtesy Pace Gallery -
28/04/2023 | 16:47
Kumu’s new exhibition looks at Estonian art history and contemporary art through a green lens
The largest-ever exhibition to focus on the relationship between art and the environment in Estonia is centred around three themes.
Joosep Kivimäe (1994). Programming abundance. 2022–2023. Room installation. Courtesy of the artist. -
13/04/2023 | 12:12
Olena Zelenska, in the video greeting sent to the Kumu exhibition: Culture will win
Olena Zelenska, the wife of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, delivered a video greeting at the opening of the exhibition Futuromarennia: Ukraine and Avant-Garde that recently opened at the Kumu Art Museum.
Olena Zelenska, the First Lady of Ukraine, sent a video greeting to the Kumu exhibition. Screenshot -
03/04/2023 | 13:18
The Kumu Art Museum introduces revealing insights into the radical dreams of the Ukrainian avant-garde
The display will include more than 100 original artworks – paintings and drawings, designs for books and posters, theatre costumes and scenography – as well as historical photos and video materials.
Oleksandr Khvostenko-Khvostov. Stage design for the play Mob, adapted from Upton Sinclair’s novel They Call Me Carpenter. Ivan Franko Theatre, Kharkiv. 1924. Mystetskyi Arsenal -
17/12/2021 | 09:35
A book accompanying the Kumu Art Museum’s new permanent exhibition is now available in Estonian and English
The book introduces the Kumu Art Museum’s new permanent exhibition Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945, opened in February 2021 on the 3rd floor of the museum.
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