Kumu 18!
Kumu celebrates its 18th birthday with the Festival of Tours!
On 17 and 18 February, Kumu Art Museum celebrates its 18th birthday. Over the weekend, you are welcome to join in on the Festival of Tours. The programme includes eighteen events in different formats, ranging from guided tours, workshops and discussions to independent excursions around the galleries.
On Saturday, 17 February the themes of focus are corporeality, gender identity, and the depiction of women in art. Using feminist perspectives, we take a fresh look at the permanent exhibitions of Kumu and examine the themes of the 5th floor exhibition “melanie bonajo: When the body says Yes+”.
On Sunday, 18 February we invite art lovers of all ages to participate in guided and independent activities. Besides the permanent exhibitions, the focus is also on the temporary shows “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė” and “Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism”.
From 12 to 18 February you can find celebratory birthday offers
- all Kumu books and gifts -18% in the museum shop and e-shop
- Kumu annual card with a discounted price of €43
Programme
Thu 15.02
18:00 Curators in Conversation: “Temporary exhibitions at Kumu: why, for whom and for what?”, Anu Allas, Maria Arusoo, Sirje Helme and Kadi Polli, in Estonian
Fri 16.02
Tickets are limited! Tickets available at Fienta
Sat 17.02
11:00 Thematic tour of the permanent exhibition “Landscapes of Identity”, in Russian
12:00 Thematic curatorial tour of the permanent exhibition “Landscapes of Identity”, Kadi Polli, in Estonian
12:00‒14:00 Public workshop “Sensory masks”, in Estonian
13:00 Thematic tour of the permanent exhibition “The Future is in One Hour”, in Estonian
13:00‒15:00 Movement workshop “Queerness in Movement”, Rene Köster, in Estonian and English
NB! Registration required. Please register here.
14:00 Guided tour “Changing Works on Paper” of the permanent exhibition “Conflicts and Adaptations”, Elnara Taidre, in Estonian
14:00 Guided tour of the exhibition “melanie bonajo: When the body says Yes+”, in English
15:00 Guided tour “Changing Works on Paper” of the permanent exhibition “Conflicts and Adaptations”, Elnara Taidre, in Russian
15:00 Curatorial tour of the exhibition “melanie bonajo: When the body says Yes+”, Maria Arusoo, in Estonian
16:00 Panel discussion “Stories of Coming Out”, Estonian LGBT Association, in Estonian
17:00 Thematic tour of the permanent exhibition “The Future is in One Hour”, in English
Sun 18.02
10:00‒18:00 Independent tour. Questions (in Estonian) available at the ticket office and on our website.
12:00‒17:00 Floating workshop “Art Chit Chats” at permanent exhibitions, in Estonian
12:00 Guided tour “Red Horses” for families of the exhibition “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė”, in Estonian
13:00 Guided tour “Red Horses” for families of the exhibition “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė”, in Russian
15:00 Guided tour of the exhibition “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė”, in Estonian
16:00 Curatorial tour of the exhibition “Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism”, Sirje Helme, in Estonian
17:00 Guided tour of the exhibition “Unframed: Leis, Tabaka, Rožanskaitė”, in Russian