SightsKUnstiMUseum or KUMU - a new ultra-modern arts museum has been opened in Tallinn on 18.2.2006. Kumu is situated in eastern Tallinn, in beutifull area of Kadriorg, near Lasnamäki.
The museum was planned by a Finnish architect, Pekka Vapaavuori. The magnificent building itself (over 36.000 m2) is a sight. In Kumu there are both permanent and temporary exhibitions, auditorium, working rooms for artists, storage, shop, café and a restaurant. In Kumu you can get acquainted with modern, Soviet (1945-1991) and even older paintings.
The museum is open:
May-September: Tue-Sun 11.00-18.00
October-April :Wed-Sun 11.00-17.30
Last admission 17.30
The tickets cost 2-5 €.
It is possible to organise small seminars and other educational events in Kumu, too.
DON’T FORGET THESE IN THE OLD TOWN IN TALLINN
• The Tallinn Town Hall and its tower
• Raeapteek (Town Hall Pharmacy) in the Town Hall Square
• The Dominican Monastery of St. Catherine
• St. Catherine’s Passage
• Master craftsmen’s workshops
• Nunna, Sauna and Kuldjala Towers
• Kiek in de Kök
• Great Coastal Gate and Fat Margaret’s Tower
• Toompea Castle
• Observation decks
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