Come and explore the biggest art museum in Estonia!
On the last Sunday of every month, we offer a special drop-in guided tour in English that introduces one of our exhibitions.
Programme:
● 29th June 2025
Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991)
The permanent exhibition “Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991)” represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II. The way Soviet authorities understood the role of art and artists in society was radically different from the attitudes which shaped art in the pre-war Estonian Republic. At the end of the 1940s and at the beginning of the 1950s, the strict canon of Stalinist socialist realism prevailed in the Soviet Union, according to which artists had to mediate ideological messages from the Communist Party in a realist manner. In the second half of the 1950s, Soviet society gradually became more liberal, and the Party’s demands on art became less stringent, but official prescripts to Soviet culture persisted until the 1980s.
● 27th July 2025
Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945
The permanent exhibition “Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945” tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions. The focus is on the role of art in society and in shaping the identities of diverse communities.
● 31st August 2025
Ragnar Kjartansson: A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird
The first Estonian solo exhibition of the Icelandic video artist and painter Ragnar Kjartansson (b. 1976) consists of six large works from 2004–2025. A Boy and a Girl and a Bush and a Bird provides insight into the oeuvre of one of the most fascinating and idiosyncratic artists in the contemporary international art scene. His art has been influenced by pop music, recent and classic art history and, in a less straightforward way, by political upheavals. Although his works are highly conceptual, i.e. full of cultural connotations and quotes, Kjartansson’s oeuvre is truly affective, touching the viewer strongly and very intimately.
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The Kumu Art Museum offers you a great opportunity to spend your leisure time in a vibrant artistic space. On the last Sunday of every month, we offer a special drop-in guided tour that will introduce one of our latest exhibitions. Through our museum mediators, you can gain deeper insight into art and history.
Art Walk at Kumu takes place on the last Sunday of every month at 3 pm.
The meeting point is at the museum ticket office.
Tours are with museum admission!
Duration 45 min
Motif from the photo: Johannes Mülber. Views and Landscapes of Tallinn. 1920s. Tallinn City Museum
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