Tallinn City Life Museum
Housed in a 14th century merchant house, this comprehensive museum provides an excellent introduction to Tallinn’s history.
It covers all the vital aspects of the city’s past and its development. Various sectors of medieval society are explained using a combination of texts, artefacts, life-sized models and sound effects. High-quality displays on the upper floors are devoted to 20th-century life, its turbulent wars, Soviet occupation, and finally Estonia’s re-independence.
Free entrance with Tallinn Card.
TripAdvisor® Traveler Reviews
tripadvisor rating 4.0 of 5
based on 271 reviews
Solid overview of Tallinn with some unique topics thrown in for… fun?
tripadvisor rating 4 of 5Founded in 1937 and currently housed in a 14th century medieval merchant’s house, Tallinn’s City museum has expanded over the years to encompass numerous outlying sites. Its main post, however... Read more comments
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tripadvisor rating 3 of 5Good representation of the city, lots of little artifacts and stories. A little hard to get it all translated into English. Overall this could be one year skip.
Tallinn's history on 3 floors
tripadvisor rating 4 of 5This museum was a nice surprise. It gave us a good overview of Tallinn's history. There's an open depot in the basement which houses a lot of items. There are also interesting temporary exhibitions... Read more comments
