EXHIBITIONS
Tallinn City Museum
The permanent exhibition at Vene 17 covers the history of the town from pre-history to the 1990s.
The cellar houses a study collection of our porcelain and faiance collection (have a glimpse here).
Our collections of historic ceramics, copper and brass, and pewter are opened to the public, too.
Exhibition “Indecent Tallinn” talks about sexual sphere in old Tallinn
The City Museum’s exhibition “Indecent Tallinn” talks about the desires of the people of Tallinn and the taboos that accompanied them over time. Urban sexual behavior and prostitution in Tallinn are observed ...
Exhibition of ceramics, copper, bronze and tin in a medieval house
The main emphasis is on ceramics made or used in Tallinn from 14th to 20th century. Most of the copper, brass and bronze collections are from the 19th to the 20th century. Candlesticks and ...
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 Urban Animal. Cow, Bedbug and Dragon in the History of Tallinn at the Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum
Exhibition Urban Animal. Cow, Bedbug and Dragon in the History of Tallinn will open at the Kiek in de Kök offering a compact and complete overview of urban animals for the very ...
Exhibition “Metapsychic Tallinn” in the Gate Tower of the Short Leg (Lühikese jala väravatorn)
“Metapsychic Tallinn” is an exhibition introducing the occultists of pre-war Tallinn, the associations they formed and the findings of the studies they conducted. Entrance to the Gate Tower of the Short Leg ...
Visit the Bastion passages and the Museum of Carved Stone with an audio guide
The Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum introduces the fascinating history of the underground passages in the Bastion passages and the Museum of Carved Stone. The NutiMuuseum audio guide NUMU allows visitors ...
Permanent exhibition in the Kiek in de Kök tower
The permanent exhibition in the Kiek in de Kök tower is aimed to give the visitor an overview about the birth of the town, the history of its fortifications and main military campaigns ...
Museum of Photography
The display gives a survey of the history of Estonian photography from 1840-1940.
Isolation Dialogues – a large-scale virtual exhibition project of the Museum of Photography
PHOTOGRAPHERS HOLD ISOLATION DIALOGUES IN PICTURES More than 120 Estonian photographers are participating in Isolation Dialogues – a large-scale project of the Tallinn Museum of Photography. In order to provide creative output during the quarantine period and record the sense of the weird situation we are ...
Museum of photography: Estonian photography from 1840 to 1940
Our permanent exhibition gives an overview of the history of Estonian photography from 1840 to 1940. Estonian photographers were highly appreciated even abroad at the time. The display starts with very rare daguerreotypes, amrotypes and ferrotypes. Ch. Borchardt, B. Lais, the brothers Kristins and H. Tiidermann ...
Tallinn Russian Museum
Tallinn Russian Museum studies and introduces Russian culture in Estonia and establishes conditions for restoring, maintaining, collecting and displaying Estonian Russian cultural objects.
“The Story of the House” in the Russian Museum in Tallinn
The Russian Museum in Tallinn introduces the changes in the architecture of the house over the centuries, intertwining the cultural history and the people related to the house. Apparently, the houses in Tallinn’s ...
The House of Peter the Great
House of Peter the Great exhibitis unique items that surrounded Peter I 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
Children’s Museum Miiamilla is a playful place
Children’s Museum Miiamilla is a playful environment for children and families. The museum has its own café and a large outdoor playground. The museum is located in the vast, traffic-free Kadriorg Park that makes this ...
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.