Exhibitions
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
The 15th century artillery tower Kiek in de Kök together with the passages inside of the 17th century built bastions form a part of historical fortifications of the city.
The permanent exhibition in the Kiek in de Kök tower and underground bastion passages gives an overview about the birth of the town, the history of its fortifications, some weapons and main military campaigns, times of plague and also about crime and punishment in the medieval town, allowing a close look at several torture devices as well as an executioner’s sword.
The underground tunnels also house the Carved Stone Museum, where is a display of decorated portals, pillars, reliefs and other carved stone fragments from the 16th to 19th centuries.
The exhibition in Maiden Tower reminisces the 80´s when there was popular cafe. Another display tells about times when the tower was artist´s workshop and home. From the Maiden’s Tower, you can access the Marstal Tower whitch is famous as the most haunted place in Tallinn, and Gate Tower atop the town wall.
The museum has three sections that can be visited either in combination or separately (ticket info).
Read more about the history of the artillery tower.
TEMPORARY EXHIBITIONS
New exhibition
“MOOMIN PEACE. Joy and Wisdom”
in the Kiek in de Kök tower
The exhibition invites visitors of all ages to explore Moomin House and Moomin Valley, where – like the Kiek in de Kök artillery tower – peace and a sense of security prevail ...
MUUMIRAUHAA!
Muumitalo on ajelehtinut Kiek in de Kökin torniin Tallinnan vanhassakaupungissa
Tervetuloa lepuuttamaan jalkojasi ja mieltäsi Muumilaakson puutarhassa Kiek in de Kökin tornin yläkerrassa! Muumitalon seinästä voit lukea talon ”ääniä”, jotka ovat sitaatteja muumikirjoista ja /-sarjakuvista. Kun Tove Jansson alkoi kirjoittaa ensimmäistä muumikirjaansa syystalvella ...
Exhibition in Kiek in de Kök
„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 16.05–31.12.2025
„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 ...
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’ ...