Exhibitions
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
The permanent exhibition provides an overview of the history of Estonian photography from the 1840s to the beginning of the 20th century. Every year, a new permanent exhibition is prepared from the Photo Museum’s rich photo collection, which shows the beauty and uniqueness of Tallinn. Collections of great Estonian photo masters will also be introduced. In addition to the presented photo collections, the viewer can also get an overview of the development of cameras, get acquainted with the studio and camera equipment of the beginning of the 20th century.
THEMED YEARS
The Photo Museum’s exhibitions focus on a specific theme each year.
GALLERY “SEEK”
During the summer season, the Photo Museum exhibitions are also held in the SEEK Gallery (on the side of Rävala street).
CHANGING EXHIBITIONS
NEW EXHIBITION
“Colour Tickle” at the Museum of Photography. An immersive journey through the colour photography
Through installations and animations, the immersive exhibition “Colour Tickle” in the Museum of Photography explores the intersections of visual perception, colour synthesis, and the history of photography. Over the course of a year, the experiential “Colour Tickle” journey will unfold throughout the atmospheric vaulted halls ...
Aadu Treufeldt’s Coloured Photographs from the Early 20th Century
Museum of Photography Secret Staircase Gallery
This new mini-exhibition in the Secret Staircase Gallery at the Museum of Photography will inspire you to colourise your photos. Dreams of colour photography took many forms a hundred years ago. Photography enthusiasts were familiar with a variety of sophisticated techniques for making colour photographs, ...
PHOTOGRAPHER
A composite portrait of Estonian photographers
Museum of Photography
A creative space and portrait exhibition of Estonian photographers await visitors at the Museum of Photography. ‘Photographer’ is a composite portrait of Estonian photographers with their cameras from the mid-19th century up to the present day. You get to see what the photographers looked like, what ...