EXHIBITIONS
Tallinn City Life Museum
From February 3rd until the end of 2025, the Tallinn City Life Museum (Vene 17) will be closed for the renovation of its exhibition.
The new exhibition, which will open at the end of 2025, will tell the story of the role of the Brotherhood of Blackheads in Tallinn’s history, showcasing their influence on trade, urban culture, and public life. Through personal stories from members of the brotherhood and the invaluable heritage belonging to the collections of the Tallinn City Museum, a glimpse into the city’s class-based society and the vibrant life of Hanseatic merchants will be revealed.
Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum
The 15th century built artillery tower Kiek in de Kök together with the passages inside of the 17th century built bastions form an exciting part of historical fortifications of this city.
Exhibition from May 13
„History of Estonian Civil Defence“
In the Bastion passages of the Kiek in de Kök fortification museum, the Estonian Firefighting Museum and the Estonian Rescue Board present the history of Estonian civil defence over the last 100 ...
Exhibition from May 16
„Miniature books in the Kiek in de Kök Artillery Tower“
This year marks the 500th anniversary of the publication of the first book in the Estonian language. As such, 2025 has been designated the Year of the Estonian Book, and the artillery ...
Alessio Franconi photographic exhibition at Kiek in de Kök tower: “HERE THEY FOUGHT! From the landing in Sicily to Montecassino Battle 1943-44”
Alessio Franconi brings us on the footsteps of the Second World War along the route of the first allied landing in Europe: Sicily, July 1943. It was the first step on European ...
OPEN AGAIN!
The artillery tower Kiek in de Kök presents the history of the defense of Tallinn
One of Tallinn’s most famous landmarks and the city’s tallest defence tower – the first artillery tower in our history, Kiek in de Kök – is once again open to visitors. After almost ...
Exhibition „Endless Coffee Drinking“ At the Kiek in de Kök Fortress Museum, in the Gate Tower.
The exhibition “Endless Coffee Drinking” is like a nostalgic journey into the once and still popular venues in the Old Town of Tallinn. The display in the Gate Tower introduces historical cafés, ...
UNDERGROUND BASTION PASSAGES
Visit the Bastion passages and the Museum of Carved Stone with an audio guide! The audio guide NUMU allows visitors to learn about this fascinating place in Estonian, English, Russian and Finnish.
RESTORED INTERIOR FROM 80s
The golden days of the Maiden Tower cafe
The restored interior of the Maiden Tower, belonging to the Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum, reminisces the tower cafe’s golden days. Tallinn City Museum has brought a shard of recently passed decades’ ...
Museum of Photography
The display gives a survey of the history of Estonian photography from 1840-1940.
Starting from June 6
NIGHT MUSEUM: solo exhibition “Soo” by Alyona Movko-Mägi at SEEK Gallery
On June 6th, the Seek gallery at the Museum of Photography opens SOO, a solo exhibition by Alyona Movko-Mägi. The exhibition invites visitors on a poetic and sensorial journey through a landscape where body and nature are inseparably entangled. “The theme of the bog was ...
EXHIBITION “FURS” at the Secret Straircase Gallery
As part of the Fotomuuseum’s thematic year dedicated to body photography, the Secret Staircase Gallery will open a new exhibition on December 5, 2024, showcasing historical photographic portraits featuring fur coats and collars. In Estonia’s harsh climate, luxurious fur has long been both a symbol ...
PHOTO EXHIBITION “GENDERED LENS”
The exhibition Gendered Lens features nudes and portraits with the body at the centre.
Kalamaja museum
NEW! Outdoor exhibition “Somewhere in Kalamaja”
The outdoor exhibition Somewhere in Kalamaja takes visitors on a journey through Kalamaja, past places and buildings that have been lost, destroyed or changed beyond recognition over time. By looking to the past, we create a bridge between the Kalamaja of today and of the past. Exhibition panels await curious visitors in ten different locations ...
Arrowgroup’s exhibition
‘IN MURKY WATERS’
Avatakse 28.septembril 2024. Kalamajas tegutseva Noolegrupi näitus “Sogases vees” on ristkorrutis metafooridest ja muinasjutust, keelemängust ja kibedast kujundlikkusest.
“THE MAGICAL REALISM OF KOPLI”
at Kalamaja museum
The exhibition reveals the peculiarities and special observations of one of Tallinn's suburbs, both today and from the past.
EXHIBITION IN CAFÉ BOHEEM: “Working Kalamaja. Breadwinning in the 1920s-1960s”
Hard-working Kalamaja residents are at the centre of the Kalamaja Museum’s outdoor exhibition “Working Kalamaja. Breadwinning in the 1920s-1960s.” Photos taken decades ago allow visitors to learn about various work environments and compare how jobs, work organisation and conditions have changed over time.
Kalamaja museum’s outdoor exhibition “Uka-Uka, I Am Free. Outdoor Games in Kalamaja”
The Kalamaja Museum has completed another exhibition on the streets of Kalamaja ahead of the opening of its new building. This time, the focus is on local games and stories of play between 1930 and 1970. Play is the work of a little person, and it is something that the children of all suburbs have always ...
Lost Fragments of Kalamaja. Pictures from family photo albums
This outdoor exhibition by the Kalamaja Museum is like travelling through time into the everyday life of the district of yesteryear. The exhibition includes valuable visual material shared by former and current inhabitants responding to the museum’s call.
The People’s Museum of Tallinn
The People’s Museum of Tallinn brings together the city’s diverse cultural venues while mediating, preserving, and appreciating the ethnic and cultural variety of the region’s historical legacy.
3. May
Family Day “In the Atelier of A. Laikmaa”
During this art-themed Family Day at the Tallinn Museum of Peoples, we will explore the work of Ants Laikmaa and try our hand at creating art ourselves. Laikmaa made the decision to move ...
Exhibition
„Flying tram“ at The People’s Museum of Tallinn
Can trams fly? How early do tram drivers get up? What is a tram renaissance? What was forbidden to do on horse-drawn trams? These and other questions are addressed in the exhibition ...
Exhibition
“Garaaž. Гараж. Garage”
In October, The People’s Museum of Tallinn opens a new exhibition about garages! A garage is more than simply a storage space for a car, it is a place for various activities, some ...
House of Peter the Great
House of Peter the Great exhibitis unique items that surrounded Peter and Catherine
House of Peter the Great is the oldest museum in Tallinn, which was opened in 1806 on the orders of Russian emperor Alexander I. It exhibits a unique collection of genuine objects ...
Children´s Museum Miiamilla
The Children’s Museum Miiamilla is open again. We are happy to invite you to explore our new exhibition!
Buy a ticket in advance for the weekend!
To offer the best visitor experience, we ask kindly to buy museum tickets in advance for the selected time.
A ticket purchased in advance ensures your entry at the specific time marked on the pass.
NB! The museum’s recommended visit time during the opening month is up to 2 hours!
Virtual exhibitions
Google Arts&Culture
Tallinn City Museum is the first museum in Estonia to launch a virtual exhibition on Google Arts & Culture, making the museum and its exhibits accessible from all around the world.
“Time travel in the heart of Tallinn”
Tallinn University and Tallinn City Museum have collaborated in creating a travelling exhibition “Time travel in the heart of Tallinn” in which buildings tell the story of the capital and its people. The exhibition can now also be experienced virtually.