Estonian Art Museum
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The Art Museum of Estonia () was established in 1919. Originally based in Kadriorg Palace, the museum has expanded across several sites and today exhibits both international and local art works.
Art Museum of Estonia consists of the following branches:
Art Museum of Estonia consists of the following branches:
- Kumu Art Museum (main building of the Estonian Art Museum)
- Kadriorg Art Museum – displays the largest and most important collections of Russian and Western European art spanning from the 16th to 20th centuries.
- Kadriorg PalaceKadriorg PalaceCatherinethal is a Petrine Baroque palace of Catherine I of Russia in Tallinn, Estonia. It was built after the Great Northern War to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov. In the 20th century the Estonian version of the name, Kadriorg, gained currency and came to be...
- Mikkel Museum
- Niguliste MuseumSt. Nicholas' Church, TallinnSt. Nicholas' Church is a medieval church in Tallinn, Estonia. It is dedicated to Saint Nicholas, the patron of the fishermen and sailors. Originally built in the 13th century, it was partially destroyed in Soviet Bombing of Tallinn in World War II...
– displays a collection of historical ecclesiastical art spanning nearly seven centuries, including medieval and post-Reformation art in Estonia. - Adamson-Eric Museum – displays the work of Adamson-EricAdamson-EricAdamson-Eric was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art.Born Erich Carl Hugo Adamson in Tartu, he was the fourth child of Jaan and Anna Adamson. Adamson attended schools in his native Estonia before relocating to Berlin to study at the Charlottenburg Art...
, one of the most outstanding painters in Estonia. The collection comprises his paintings, ceramics, leatherwork, jewellery, textiles and furniture.