Museums

Estonian Open Air Museum

Just a 15-minute drive from the centre of Tallinn, you will find a wonderful place – the Estonian Open Air Museum, showcasing the country’s rural architecture and way of life. The 14 farms in the…

Estonian History Museum – Maarjamäe Palace

The Estonian History Museum is located the summer estate with a colourful past, known as Maarjamäe Palace. On the 100th anniversary of the Republic of Estonia (in 2018), the renovated historical palace was opened as an…

Mikkel Museum

Mikkel Museum is located in the former kitchen building of Kadriorg Palace, next to Kadriorg Castle. In 1994, Johannes Mikkel donated his collection, which can be considered one of the richest private collections in Estonia,…

House of Peter the Great

House of Peter the Great or the ‘old palace’ is a building with an interesting history and it originates from the time before the present Kadriorg Palace was built.Peter the Great and his wife Catherine stayed…

Estonian Museum of Architecture

Estonian Museum of Architecture has a permanent exhibition of the models of the city, providing an overview of Estonian architecture in the 20th century. In order to supplement the exhibition, the museum has ordered new models…

The cloister of the Dominican Monastery in Tallinn

The medieval Dominican Monastery has been the junction for various cultures throughout the ages. Only the eastern wing of the three wings of the original Dominican Monastery survives. In addition to a regular visit, you…

Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom

We tell the story of Estonia and Estonians through personal memories and the moving stories of grandmothers and grandfathers. On your journey through the museum, you will be accompanied by an e-guide in either Estonian,…

Adamson-Eric Museum

Adamson-Eric was one of the most versatile Estonian artists of the 20th century. Known primarily as an accomplished painter, the artist worked in almost all fields of applied art. The permanent exhibition in a medieval…

Estonian History Museum — Great Guild Hall

The over-600-years-old dignified medieval Great Guild Hall has been one of the city’s best-known places for organising cultural events and parties throughout the centuries. A cinema and a wine cellar have been operating here.Today, the…

Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum

 The Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum is a 500-meter-long complex featuring four historic towers: Kiek in de Kök, Maiden’s Tower, Tallitorn, and the Short Leg Gate Tower. The museum also includes mysterious underground passages…

Nõmme Museum

The permanent exhibition in the Nõmme Museum, which is located in one wing of the historical Nõmme Railway Station, presents the history of Nõmme as an independent town fro 1926 to 1940 and the earlier…

Estonian Applied Art and Design Museum

The museum, which is located in a medieval Old Town storehouse, displays the works of Estonian jewellery, textile, metal, glass and ceramic artists and designers from the beginning of the 20th century to the present…