{"id":94052,"date":"2025-02-19T11:56:32","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/?p=94052"},"modified":"2026-03-30T10:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T07:49:54","slug":"tours-for-tourists-and-locals-the-old-town-kalamaja-kadriorg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/tallinna-linnamuuseum-en\/tours-for-tourists-and-locals-the-old-town-kalamaja-kadriorg\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>TOURS for tourists and locals<\/b><br> in our museums, Old Town, Kalamaja, and Kadriorg"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"187\"><strong>The seven branches of Tallinn City Museum offer a variety of tours and public programs both in the museums and in the urban space. Take a look and feel free to ask for more details!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"189\" data-end=\"477\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">We offer guided tours in our museums and also in the Old Town, Kalamaja, and Kadriorg, suitable for both tourists and locals. If needed, we can tailor routes to different age groups or interests. If you&#8217;re looking for a specific topic or a preferred language, we highly recommend contacting the museum!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>KIEK IN DE K\u00d6K FORTIFICATION MUSEUM<\/h3>\n<p data-wp-editing=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kindlustusmuuseum_MK-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-90569 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kindlustusmuuseum_MK-4-400x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kindlustusmuuseum_MK-4-400x281.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kindlustusmuuseum_MK-4-768x540.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Kindlustusmuuseum_MK-4.jpg 1423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><strong>The museum comprises four medieval towers: Kiek in de K\u00f6k, the Maiden Tower, the Marstal Tower and the Short Leg Gate Tower.\u00a0The Fortification Museum also includes the underground BASTION Towers of the earthworks, built at the end of the 17th century, and the\u00a0Carved Stone Museum\u00a0housed in them.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bastion passages. <\/strong>Find out why they built such massive artificial mounds, surrounded by thick stone walls with tunnels at the bottom. Over the ages these passages have been used in different ways and by different people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail\u00a0<a class=\"mail-link\" data-enc-email=\"xbx[at]yvaanzhhfrhz.rr\" data-wpel-link=\"ignore\"><span id=\"eeb-841701-138535\"><span id=\"eeb-46148-560795\"><span id=\"eeb-483595-908349\">fort@linnamuuseum.ee<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/kiek-in-de-kok\/guided-tours\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>TALLINN CITY LIFE MUSEUM<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-01-at-15.26.51.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-79084 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-01-at-15.26.51-400x330.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-01-at-15.26.51-400x330.png 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-01-at-15.26.51-768x634.png 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/Screenshot-2023-09-01-at-15.26.51.png 1211w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>On the trail of Viant the merchant. <\/strong>A tour of Tallinn City Life Museum offers excursions that focus on the former owner of the building, as well as exciting facts about day-to-day life in the Middle Ages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Guided tour of the Exhibition \u201cThe Wealthy and Handsome. The Brotherhood of the Black Heads in Tallinn\u201d. <\/strong>The Brotherhood of Black Heads \u2013 young, unmarried merchant apprentices from abroad \u2013 were a hidden force in Tallinn\u2019s city life. Though not yet citizens of Tallinn, they were ones leading the city\u2019s social scene.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail<a href=\"mailto:linnaelu@linnamuuseum.ee\"> linnaelu@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/linnamuuseum\/tallinn_city_life_museum_tours\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>MUSEUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY and GALLERY SEEK<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/i-zm4ZWR4-X2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-77505 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/i-zm4ZWR4-X2-400x286.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/i-zm4ZWR4-X2-400x286.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/i-zm4ZWR4-X2-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/i-zm4ZWR4-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><b>The Museum of Photography is an interesting combination of rare buildings related to the administration of justice in the architectural history of Northern Europe and one of the most modern and accessible art forms of our time \u2013 photography.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Museum of Photography has various educational programmes for any person, a child or an adult, interested in photography.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:foto@linnamuuseum.ee\">foto@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/museum-of-photography\/haridus-fm\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>KALAMAJA MUSEUM<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/i-pD4pT6w-X2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-94130 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/i-pD4pT6w-X2-400x288.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"288\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/i-pD4pT6w-X2-400x288.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/i-pD4pT6w-X2-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/i-pD4pT6w-X2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>A community museum that connects locals and provides a meeting and activity space.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">You can book a tour both in Kalamaja and in the museum. Our house tour includes a small tea service and a cozy gathering in the museum kitchen. Special arrangements are possible, such as cooking a traditional Kalamaja recipe together under the guidance of a museum staff member after the tour.<\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><strong>For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:kalamaja@linnamuuseum.ee\">kalamaja@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"><a href=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/kalamaja\/haridus-lm\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>THE PEOPLE&#8217;S MUSEUM OF TALLINN<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tallinna_rahvaste_muuseum-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-106602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tallinna_rahvaste_muuseum-2-400x278.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tallinna_rahvaste_muuseum-2-400x278.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tallinna_rahvaste_muuseum-2-768x533.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Tallinna_rahvaste_muuseum-2.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The People\u2019s Museum of Tallinn studies and introduces national cultures in Tallinn and Estonia and establishes conditions for restoring, maintaining, collecting and displaying cultural objects.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:rm@linnamuuseum.ee\">rm@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/tallinna-rahvaste-muuseum-en\/guided-tours\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>HOUSE OF PETER THE GREAT<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-88920 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1-400x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1-400x249.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1-1536x957.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/KYT1529-1.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Peter the Great\u2019s house is the oldest museum in Tallinn. It exhibits a unique collection of genuine objects that surrounded Peter\u00a0I and Catherine\u00a0I of Russia during their day-to-day life in Estonia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The couple had stayed in this house several times since 1714. The manor house from the 17th century was purchased by Peter the Great from a widow of a town alderman.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:peetri@linnamuuseum.ee\">peetri@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/peeter-1-maja-en\/guided-tours-house-of-peter-the-great\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>\u00a0<\/h3>\n<h3>CHILDREN&#8217;S MUSEUM MIIAMILLA<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-94139 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3-400x242.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3-400x242.jpg 400w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3-768x465.jpg 768w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3-1536x929.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/MK_2581-X3.jpg 1560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><strong>The museum in Kadriorg Children&#8217;s Park offers children and families a playful environment to explore, discover, experience, and play together.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more information, e-mail <a href=\"mailto:mm@linnamuuseum.ee\">mm@linnamuuseum.ee<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/linnamuuseum.ee\/en\/childrens-museum-miiamilla\/\">Find out more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seven branches of Tallinn City Museum offer a variety of tours and public programs both in the museums and in the urban space. 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