“Your Museum – Your Exhibition” gives Tallinn residents, organizations, and civic associations the opportunity to organize an exhibition at the People’s Museum of Tallinn in 2026.  

People’s Museum of Tallinn, a branch of the Tallinn City Museum, brings together the city’s diverse cultural venues while mediating, preserving, and appreciating the ethnic and cultural variety of the region’s historical legacy.  

From among the ideas that meet the criteria, the Tallinn City Museum jury will select up to six projects, which will be put to a public vote. Voting will take place on the People’s Museum of Tallinn Facebook page for two weeks. The three exhibition ideas that receive the most votes in the public vote will be implemented as exhibitions in the People’s Museum of Tallinn during 2026. 

CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION

• The competition is open to individuals, organizations, or civic associations whose daily work is not related to museum work or curating exhibitions.
• To participate in the competition, an exhibition proposal must be submitted to the museum.
• The submitted concept and the exhibition itself must not harm anyone’s interests or violate any laws in force in Estonia.
• The submitted exhibition proposal must not directly or indirectly advertise any items for sale (e.g., objects or products manufactured for sale).
• From among the ideas that meet the requirements, the Tallinn City Museum jury will select up to six projects, which will be put to a public vote.
• The public vote will take place on the People’s Museum of Tallinn Facebook page for two weeks.
• The three exhibition proposals that receive the most votes in the public vote will be implemented as exhibitions in the People’s Museum of Tallinn participation hall during 2026.
• A contract will be signed with the authors of the selected proposals, setting out the deadlines and budget conditions for the exhibition. The museum will support the implementation of the exhibition up to €700.
• The exhibition space is 33.8 m². Look at the plan.
• Please note that the exhibition space is a room in an 18th-century residential building with a stove (not in use) and wall niches. The room has movable wall panels; existing display cases can be used to exhibit items. 
• The works/objects to be exhibited must be properly formatted. The framing of works of art and the technical presentation of other items/materials on display is the responsibility of the exhibition author.
• The graphic design of exhibition texts and labels and the design of advertising materials (posters, Facebook and Instagram cover photos, etc.) must be in accordance with the Tallinn City Museum’s CVI. If necessary, the texts, labels, and advertising materials will be designed by an artist from the Tallinn City Museum.
• The editing and translation of texts will be carried out in cooperation with the Tallinn City Museum.
• The organizers have the right to use the works participating in the competition free of charge, together with the author’s name, in the media and in research for non-commercial purposes.
• The organizers will not disclose the personal data of participants to third parties and will only use it for communication purposes related to the exhibition project.
• Participation in the competition is free of charge.
• The People’s Museum of Tallinn will make the final decision regarding the exhibition schedule.  

FORMULATING THE EXHIBITION PROPOSAL 

• To participate in the competition, a properly formatted proposal must be submitted to the museum. Please fill out the FORM. In the introduction, please highlight: 

1.  the theme of the exhibition, along with an explanation of why this theme would be suitable for an exhibition in the museum’s participation hall and how the theme relates to the context of the People’s Museum of Tallinn;
2. a brief description of the items, photos, texts, and other materials planned for the exhibition, and the total number of items, photos, and other materials to be exhibited;
3. the title of the exhibition;
4. a brief description of the exhibition (three to four sentences) in Estonian, Russian, and English;
5. the contact details of the person submitting the exhibition idea (name, telephone number, e-mail address);
6. confirmation that the terms and conditions of the competition and exhibition have been read and understood.   

 NB! Please submit three to five photos of the artwork(s) or other materials you wish to exhibit as an additional file.

SUBMITTING YOUR EXHIBITION PROPOSAL

Please present your exhibition idea, along with any additional materials, by November 30. If you have any questions, please write to .

You can also send your exhibition proposal by mail: Competition “Your Museum – Your Exhibition 2026”,  Pikk 29a, 10133 Tallinn.