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Estonian Museum of Art

Estonian Art Museum ( Est. Eesti Kunstimuuseum ) - the museum complex, the largest art museum in Estonia , consists of four branches located in Tallinn .

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Museum History

The Estonian Museum of Art was founded on November 17, 1919 , but only in 1921 it received its first permanent building - the 18th-century Kadriorg Palace in Kadriorg Park. The palace building and the adjoining park are made in the style of northern Baroque [1] . In 1929, the palace was nationalized for reconstruction and reconstruction in the residence of the president . During these years, the Estonian Art Museum was located on several temporary squares, in 1946 it was again housed in the Kadriorg Palace.

Museum Visiting Terms

Hours: [1]

  • May-September: Tue, Thu — Sun - 10.00-17.00, Wed - 10.00-20.00
  • The cash desk closes at 16.30, on Wednesdays at 19.30
  • October-April: Wed - 10.00–20.00, Th – Sun - 10.00-17.00
  • The cash desk closes at 16.30, on Wednesdays at 19.30

The museum is open as an exception on December 30 from 11.00 to 18.00 and December 31 from 11.00 to 15.00.

The museum is closed:

  • May-September - Mon;
  • October-April - Mon-Tue;
  • on public holidays.

The museum also closes three hours earlier on February 23, June 22, December 23 and 31.

Ticket price

  • Adult - € 4.80
  • Children, students, senior citizens - 2,80 €
  • Family ticket - 9.30 €

General ticket (Kadriorg Museum of Art and Mikkel Museum):

  • Adult - 5,20 €
  • Pupils, students, seniors - 3,20 €
  • Family ticket - 9.60 €

Branches

In the late 1970s and 1980s , the first branches of the Estonian Museum of Art were opened. By 2008, the museum had five branches. On March 31, 2008, after twenty-four years of operation, the branch of the Estonian Art Museum, the Kristjan Raud House Museum in Nõmme, was closed.

Currently, the Estonian Museum of Art has four branches:

  • Kadriorg Art Museum and Mikkel Museum (located in Kadriorg Palace and Mikkel House)
  • Adamson Eric Museum
  • Kumu Art Museum (the main building of the Estonian Museum of Art)
  • Museum and Concert Hall Niguliste

See also

Museums in Tallinn

Notes

  1. ↑ 1 2 Online guide to Estonia (Neopr.) .

Links

  • Official website of the Estonian Museum of Art


Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Estonian_Art_Museum&oldid=101720119


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