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Come and explore the biggest art museum in Estonia!On the last Sunday of every month, we offer a special drop-in guided tour in English that introduces one of our exhibitions.
Programme:
● 28 January 2024
melanie bonajo: When the body says Yes+
melanie bonajo’s work When the Body Says Yes represented the Netherlands at the Venice Biennale in 2022 and is now touring European museums. The artist is searching for an answer to the question of whether there is still a place for intimacy in our increasingly commercialised and technological world. The central theme of the exhibition is touch, literally, but also touch as our relationship to each other and the world around us. For bonajo, touch can be a powerful remedy for the modern epidemic of loneliness.
● 25 February 2024
Borderless Universe in Their Minds: Italian Transavantgarde and Estonian Calm Expressionism
This ambitious international project is focused on the creative dialogue between works by Italian and Estonian artists in the second half of the 1980s. The exhibition presents the Estonian audience with a representative survey of works from private Italian collections and museums that were created by the Transavantgarde group, which was formed in Italy in the late 1970s. The works are displayed side by side with works by Raoul Kurvitz (1961) and Urmas Muru (1961), who renewed the Estonian art scene in the second half of the 1980s.
● 31 March 2024
Conflicts and Adaptations. Estonian Art of the Soviet Era (1940–1991)
This exhibition represents one possible approach to the Estonian art of the second half of the 20th century, when it was characterised mainly by conflicts with and adaptations to the new political order established after World War II. The way Soviet authorities understood the role of art and artists in society was radically different from the attitudes which shaped art in the pre-war Estonian Republic. Despite the rather clear-cut framework, Soviet Estonian art is made up of various, often diametrically opposed trends and phenomena. There is no one single history of Estonian art in the second half of the 20th century; there are many possible approaches.
● 28 April 2024
Elisarion. Elisàr von Kupffer and Jaanus Samma
The exhibition brings together the works of Elisàr von Kupffer (1872–1942), an artist with Baltic German roots, and of the Estonian artist Jaanus Samma (b. 1982). In Switzerland Kupffer is memorialised by his unique home: Villa Elisarion. This is the first time his art has been on display in Estonia, offering rare insights into the social cataclysms and religious utopias of the early 20th century, the artist’s childhood in Estonia and his homoerotic world.
● 26 May 2024
The Future is in One Hour: Estonian Art in the 1990s
The exhibition departs from the rupture caused in the Estonian society by the end of the Cold War and the regaining of independence. In Estonia, the 1990s were a transition era. The country had been freed from the Soviet Union (1991) and began to rebuild a liberal democratic society based on a market economy. The focus of the exhibition is on new media (photography, videography and installation art) which caused a major shift in the art scene of the day.
● 30 June 2024
Jevgeni Zolotko: The Secret of Adam
Jevgeni Zolotko (b. 1983) is one of the most original Estonian contemporary artists. His solo exhibition “The Secret of Adam” showcases the artist’s recent works, including some brand new works created specifically for the exhibition.
● 28 July 2024
Landscapes of Identity: Estonian Art 1700–1945
The permanent exhibition tells the story of Estonian art as it evolved through Estonia’s multi-ethnic history, growing into a heritage that blends Estonian, Baltic German and Russian traditions. The focus is on the role of art in society and in shaping the identities of diverse communities.
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The Kumu Art Museum offers you a great opportunity to spend your leisure time in a vibrant artistic space. On the last Sunday of every month, we offer a special drop-in guided tour that will introduce one of our latest exhibitions. Through our museum mediators, you can gain deeper insight into art and history.
Art Walk at Kumu takes place on the last Sunday of every month at 3 pm.
The meeting point is at the museum ticket office.
Tours are with museum admission!
Duration 45 min
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Kumu, Valge 1, Kesklinn, Tallinn, 10127 Harju Maakond, Eesti,Tallinn, Estonia