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Artist Jaanus Samma has long been interested in how the idea of nationalism is constructed. In this exhibition, he draws on materials from his personal collection and the vaults of Estonian museums to create 11 thematic compositions in which he examines...
The exhibition is open from 27 September 2024 to 27 April 2025 The exhibition Chiming Shadows. A Musical Sleepwalk with Alliksaar’s Poetry is an experience hall of the Estonian National Museum that is a part of its large exhibition about the...
It was the old women and men in the family who made the candles. The farmer and the farm-hand had no time to mess with such things; the farm-hand would have eaten the sheep fat and there would have been no candles. (ERM KV 232 Kadrina, 1969) The adoption...
The Glimmer and Gloom of Estonian Urban Life After Dark If darkness was endlessly temporal, we would never see the light of the sun. But standing forever in the sun would bereave us of life in the night. Arno Vihalemm, ‘Alveri ainetel’ (...
Originally from Japan and now based in Paris, Ryoji Ikeda is known for his unique style that combines scientific data and technology into contemporary artworks. He has received widespread acclaim in both art and electronic music circles, performing on stage...
The exhibition is opened from 28 June to 25 August 2024. Free entry. Margus Vaikre (1962) is one of the most fascinating authors I’ve met in the almost thirty years I’ve worked with artists. He has no art education. He doesn’t even...
The exhibition will be open from 17 May to 16 June 16, 2024, free entrance. Joanna Concejo, a Polish illustrator and artist, is among the world's most well-known and renowned illustrators. She is noted for her distinctive intricate and detail-rich...
The city at night is like a sweater turned inside out. Familiar places create new meanings and possibilities. On seemingly empty streets one can encounter city dwellers of other kinds. Weasels, mice and hedgehogs are leaving their nests. Owls, bats and...
The repository of the Estonian National Museum, in which hundreds or even thousands of thematically linked pieces can be showcased, now presents from its extensive collections a range of carefully preserved items that visitors rarely get to see. From...
Vahan Shahbazyan was born in 1982 in the city of Vanadzor, Armenia. From 2000 to 2005, he studied visual arts at the National Pedagogical University and currently works at the Aesthetics Center named after Genrih Igitjan, where he provides art courses to...
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the surrealist movement, which over the century has offered inspiration to many creators and compelling experiences to the general public. 2024 is also the year when Tartu, the capital of surrealism in Estonia, is the...
The exhibition is open in the participation hall of the Estonian National Museum at the permanent exhibition ‘Encounters’ from 21 October 2023 to 31 March 2024. The idea for the exhibition – contemporary jewellery rooted in national...
The exhibition "Man & Woman: Robbing Europe" is open at ENM until 10.12.2023. This summer's Pärnu New Art Museum's XXX international nude exhibition "Man & Woman" brought to life the violent love story of the...
The exhibition ‘Konrad Mägi. Unseen Paintings’ is open at the Estonian National Museum from 13 October 2023 to 7 January 2024. The exhibition ‘Konrad Mägi. Unseen Paintings’ unveils nearly forty works by Konrad M...
