Art Museum of Estonia

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About the Museum

Art Museum of Estonia was founded on November 17th, 1919

At present there are five active branches of the Art Museum of Estonia

Kadriorg Art Museum (Kadriorg Palace and Mikkel Museum)

Niguliste Museum Adamson-Eric Museum Kristjan Raud House Museum Kumu Art Museum (the new main building of the Art

Museum of Estonia

Kadriorg palace The Kadriorg palace and park were

founded by the Russian czar Peter I The park was named Kadriorg

(Catherine’s Valley) after the empress Catherine I

From 1921 the Estonian Museum in Tallinn was situated in the palace

In 1928 it was reorganized into the Art Museum of Estonia.

On July 22, 2000 the Kadriorg Art Museum, branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, was opened in the renovated palace

The St. Nicholas' Church Its history goes back to the 13th century – it is

assumed to have been founded around 1230 by German merchants (kaupmees)

The ruined church was restored and inaugurated(ametisse pühitsetud) in 1984

It is a museum-concert hall, where the collection of medieval art of the Art Museum of Estonia is exposed

Also organ and choir music concerts can be enjoyed regularly.

Kristjan Raud House Museum It was opened in 1984 in Nõmme, one of the most

beautiful suburbs of Tallinn The main exposition is dedicated to the life and

work of the artist. Living-room and the studio, together with all his

things and tools, have been restored in their original appearance.

On the ground floor biographical photos, letters and documents are being displayed. On the upper floor of the museum, small personal exhibitions of Estonian artists are arranged.

Kumu For 75 years there have been tentative(esialgne)

efforts to build a purpose-built museum for the Art Museum of Estonia (AME)

There have been several architectural competitions In 1993–1994, an open international architectural

competition was held. The winner of the international architectural

competition to design the building (1993–1994) was the Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori

Construction started in 2002. The Kumu Art Museum was opened to the visitors in

February 2006.

Location is on the limestone bank of Lasnamägi next to Kadriorg Park.

The building has seven floors In 2004 the new museum got its name –

Kumu – in an open competition. The Kumu (KUnstiMUuseum)

Art Museum is a modern multifunctional art building

Kumu is meant for different people

What does Kumu contain? Visitor service

rooms  Starts in the lobby It contains the

visitor information and the Museum shop

This area can also be used outside of the museum’s business hours

Exhibition halls (näitusesaal) Exhibition halls that cover appr. 5,000 m2 of the area of the

building are equipped(varustatud)with modern lighting and sound technology.

Halls can be divided into separate parts which enables the organisation of independent exhibitions in the same space.

The temporary exhibitions hall can also be used for various other events as well as exhibitions.

The museum’s inner courtyard with its terraces, stairs and ramps can be used for art events and for the display of sculptures.

The facade of the building can be transformed into a large screen that displays video art.

Auditorium Kumu auditorium consists of 246 seats. This multipurpose hall can house art events,

concerts, dance- and theatre performances, film-evenings as well as science and business conferences.

Education centre

Study rooms at Kumu Education Centre have been equipped with modern information

Visitors of all ages are welcomed to participate in the various educational activities the museum has to offer.

Those who participate in Kumu art education programmes learn under the guidance of professional artists and art teachers, and have the free use of different studios as well as the auditorium.

The Education Centre provides:

art education programmes for children, youth and adults based on Kumu exhibitions;

museum school: lectures, art studio, workshops, art clubs for children and adults;

art projects and exhibitions based on on-going projects in Kumu exhibition halls, studios, courtyard and elsewhere.

Library and archive In addition to the museum’s own researchers,

art teachers, students, artists and researchers from other museums, art collectors, restorers etc. can use the museum library.

From the beginning of 2006, the library provides access to appr. 33,000 books as well as to more than 10,000 archival documents.

The library also has an extensive(laialdane) collection of slides and photographs and a diversity of posters, videos and reproductions.

Collection depositories(hoiuruum) Depositories of the museum are meant for

keeping the museum’s current and future collections that are not on display.

The location of the depositories in the basement of the building allows a good connection with exhibition halls, exhibition preparation rooms, loading facilities and restoration workshops.

Proper level of humidity(niiskus)and a temperature necessary for preservation of art works is permanently maintained in the depositories.

Restoration department(taastamine)

Kumu has a restoration department ... The spaces and equipment allow the

restoration and preservation of the museum’s collections - paintings, graphical works and sculptures, as well as of polychrome wood and frames - on a high technical level, and also serve customers from outside of the museum.

 

Work spaces and workshops This category covers the loading- and

delivery facilities, special storage facilities, workshops, photography laboratories and other work spaces.

Offices

Offices provide the employees of the museum with a contemporary(kaasaegse) work- and leisure environment. In addition to other departments, also the finance-, development-, publishing- and communication departments of the Art Museum of Estonia are situated here.

Facts and figures Area of plot 36 206 m² Floors 2 + 5 Cubic capacity of the building 123 200 m³ Floor space of the building 20 970 m² Number of parking spaces 107 + 6 bus

spaces Pedestrian tunnel 83 m Exhibition halls 5000 m2

Collection repositories 1700 m2

Visitors service rooms 2500 m2

Premises for the educational centre 260 m2

Thanke You!