The Kumu Art Museum is the headquarters and a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia (Museum of Estonia until 1928), which was built to be a multifunctional contemporary art museum and to also satisfy the need for conserving and exhibiting the world's largest collection of Estonian art, which is comprised of 60,000 works.
For the first time in its almost century-long history, the Art Museum of Estonia has a building that specifically conforms to the needs of a museum and is worthy of Estonian art. The international architectural competition, which was held in 1993–1994, was won by the Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori. The construction of the building was started in 2002. The opening ceremonies for the Kumu Art Museum were held on 17 February 2006 and attending by a large crowd of visitors. The doors were opened to the public on Saturday, 18 February at 11 am.
At the Estonian Museum of Natural History, you can become familiar with Estonia’s diverse world of birds and animals. The main attraction at the Museum of Natural History is the largest fish ever caught in the Baltic Sea – a 2.9-metre-long Atlantic stur...
Location: Pikaru, Salmistu küla, Kuusalu vald, Harjumaa, 74629
Salmistu Suurekivi Hostel is located by the picturesque sandy Salmistu beach and only 35km away from Tallinn and Lennart Meri airport.
Built in 1970’s, you can still feel last century’s atmosphere here. Main house with a fireplace, a kitchen and ...
The Viking Village was founded upon an old dream and put into practice by the courageous start of some young people. It all started in 2005, when the present leaders of the Viking Village found an ancient and mysterious area on the beautiful bank of Riv...