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New Exhibitions in Tallinn
History
Seaplane Harbour – The Vikings before the Vikings. Exhibition of the Ship Burials in Salme
15 years ago, a burial site of two Viking ships was discovered in Salme Village in Saaremaa. It quickly became clear that this discovery would make us take a fresh look at the Viking Age.
Salme is the world’s oldest known burial site of the Viking warriors. Until its discovery, it was unclear how seafaring warriors were buried. The exhibition features 150 original items that were given as grave offerings to Viking warriors in hopes that their lives would continue in Valhalla.
The exhibition is open from 16 February 2023 until 7 January 2024.
Tallinn Russian Museum – My Tallinn. Aleksandr Wladovsky
The exhibition presents works designed by architect and artist Aleksandr Wladowsky in Tallinn, both the objects we can still see in the cityscape as well as the projects which remained on paper. Wladowsky arrived in Estonia at the beginning of the 20th century, at first residing in Narva and later moving to Tallinn. Over several decades, many buildings were constructed according to his designs in various locations in Tallinn, from Nõmme and Kopli to Kadriorg.
The exhibition is open from 5 April 2023 to 10 March 2024.
Kalamaja Museum – Kalamaja wallpapers and what we can find underneath
In the fascinating exhibition exploring the way of life of Estonians, we can learn about the layers of wallpapers in the houses of early 20th century Kalamaja and Põhja-Tallinn as well as the items between the layers, which owners have discovered during renovation works and brought to the museum.
The exhibition is open from 12 April 2023 to May 2024.
The Balti Jaam Market (Kalamaja Museum) – The Taste of Kalamaja
The exhibition by Kalamaja Museum presents a collection of recipes from former and current residents of Kalamaja at the Balti Jaam Market. Many of the recipes are connected to childhood memories and grandmothers cooking in the kitchen, but some brand new Kalamaja recipes are introduced as well.
The exhibition will be open from 1 February 2023
Tallinn City Life Museum Everyday companions. Handbags from 1900–1950
Estonian History Museum – Why is Estonia not a kingdom?
The exhibition is open from 2 June 2023 until 1 September 2024.
Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum Gate Tower – Endless Coffee Drinking
The exhibition will run from 3 June 2023.
Architecture
Museum of Estonian Architecture – Urban Stocks. Spolia returns
The title of the exhibition comes from the English term ‘urban mining’, which refers to extracting resources from city spaces as an alternative to extracting them from natural landscapes. The keyword is ‘spolia’ – an ancient reuse technique that mixes valuable decorative stones with utilitarian masonry. The exhibition looks at acquiring processes related to the circular use of construction materials.
The exhibition is open from 25 May 2023 to 30 July 2023.
Photography
Fotografiska – Snezhana Von Büdingen-Dyba. Meeting Sofie
Through portrait photos created by Snezhana Von Büdingen-Dyba, you can learn about the life of a German girl, Sofie, in the small village of Eilenstendt, where she lives in the 16th century manor house with her family. The photo exhibition depicts the ups and downs of the daily life of a young girl born with Down syndrome.
The exhibition is open from 3 March to 3 September 2023.
Fotografiska – Miles Aldridge: Virgin Mary. Supermarkets. Popcorn. Photographs 1999-2020
The work of British artist and photographer Miles Aldridge is characterised most often by brightly coloured scenes in the interiors of mid-century American suburbia. The exhibition is an excellent showcase of Aldridge’s work, including portraits of several celebrities.
The exhibition is open from 21 April 2023 until 29 October 2023.
Fotografiska – László Moholy-Nagy. Light play
The exhibition is a showcase of the photography and cinematography of Hungarian multidisciplinary artist László Moholy-Nagy. The works depict both formal experiments as well as personal documentation, for example the artist’s travels in Europe and the United States. The exhibition collects photos, photomontages and films from between 1922 and 1945.
The exhibition is open from 19 May 2023 to 1 October 2023.
Museum of Photography gallery Jaani Seek – Forests of the North Wind
Rapid urbanisation, chaotic energy problems and endless consumerism have hurt the forest both here and in other locations. Ritva Kovalainen and Sanni Seppo have thoroughly analysed the changes to and status of forests in Finland via photography. The study of the state of the forests in the form of contemporary photography is the final part of the photographers’ forest trilogy. The first two parts of the trilogy were Tree People (1997), which explored Finnish forest mythology, and Silvicultural Operations (2009), which highlighted the hidden downsides of contemporary forestry.
The exhibition is open from 16 June to 31 October 2023.
Art and design
Niguliste Museum – Michel Sittow in the North? Altarpieces in Dialogue
Sittow’s Passion Altarpiece, completed in the 1510s, is on a permanent display in the re-opened Niguliste Museum. The Holy Kinship Altarpiece from Bollnäs in Sweden, which was completed around the same time in Michel Sittow’s workshop in Tallinn, will be brought from Sweden to Niguliste Museum for the exhibition. The display reveals the stories and meanings behind the two artworks and focuses on Michel Sittow’s activities in his home town and Tallinn as an art centre in the late Middle Ages.
The exhibition is open from 4 May to 5 November 2023.
Kumu Art Museum – Art in the Age of the Anthropocene
The exhibition looks for an answer to the question: How should we think about the possibility and necessity of art in the era of environmental crisis? The exhibition centres around three axes: (Re)definition of Estonian art history from an eco-critical perspective; collaboration between contemporary artists, researchers and museums; the potential of the green transition in creating exhibitions and museums.
The exhibition is open from 5 May to 8 October 2023.
Mikkel Museum – Setting Sail! Tiit Pruuli’s Art Collection
The exhibition, which is composed of works from the collection of Estonian entrepreneur and journalist Tiit Pruuli, gives an overview of marine paintings in Estonian art history from the end of the 19th century to the present day. Estonians are people of the sea and the artworks displayed in the exhibition depict both classic seascapes as well as motifs connecting the sea and people, such as ships and navigation, fishing villages and fishing-related activities. Artists such as Evald Okas, Eerik Haamer, Kaljo Põllu and many others are represented in the art collection presented to a wider audience for the first time.
The exhibition is open from 20 May to 15 October 2023.
Kumu Art Museum – Through the Black Gorge of Your Eyes. Ten Women Printmakers
The exhibition presents the works of Estonian women printmakers between the 1960s and 1980s. Contemporary performance artists are invited to relate to the topics arising from the female printmakers’ legacy from the Soviet period.
Represented artists: Vive Tolli, Marje Üksine, Mare Vint, Kaisa Puustak, Aili Vint, Marje Taska, Naima Neidre, Concordia Klar, Marju Mutsu, Silvi Liiva, Jette Loona Hermanis, Kaja Kann, Keithy Kuuspu
The exhibition is open from 16 June until 5 November 2023.
The Estonian Design Centre – Interactive exhibition “Communicative Urban Space. Graphic design and typography in Tallinn urban space”
Kai Art Centre – Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir / Shoplifter ‘Hyperweb’
The exhibition is open from 27 May 2023 to 26 November 2023.
Music and theatre
Estonian Theatre and Music Museum – The Universe of Sleep. The Tower of Dreams
The exhibition looks for connections between dreams and creativity. A dreamer can play several roles in their own dreams – sometimes the main character, other times a mere observer. Do creative people have more unique dreams or are dreams themselves a source of creativity?
The exhibition is open from 24 May 2023 to 7 January 2024.
Nature
Estonian Health Museum – Uneversum. An exhibition about sleep.
Sleep is one of our most important biological needs. The aim of the Health Museum’s exhibition about sleep is to value sleep as a way to reduce physical, mental and emotional stress and to recuperate. The exhibition helps to understand better what happens in the human body during sleep and how to improve the quality of sleep. In addition to the on-site exhibition in the museum, an exciting virtual exhibition of dreams is presented, where you can learn about dreams collected from people.
The exhibition is open from 14 April 2023 to 17 November 2024.
Tallinn Zoo’s new Southeast Asian rainforest
Every new area in Tallinn Zoo is a source of excitement. The newly opened rainforest area introduces the unique and diverse wildlife of Southeast Asia. In the rainforest, you can meet nocturnal birds and animals as well as predators who enjoy the water.