"Kumu" by Pekka Vapaavuori

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Tallinn

  • Category: museums-arts
  • Section: Museums - Arts
Kumu (Estonian: Kumu Kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tallinn, Estonia. The museum is the largest one in the Baltics and one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. It is one of the five branches of the Art Museum of Estonia, housing its main offices.

Kumu presents both permanent collections and temporary exhibitions. The main collection covers Estonian art from the 18th century onwards, including works from the occupations period (1941–1991) and showing both Socialist Realism and Soviet Nonconformist Art. Temporary exhibitions include both foreign and Estonian modern and contemporary art.

Kumu abbreviates from Estonian "Kunstimuuseum" (art museum). The designer was a Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori, who won the competition in 1994. It was constructed between 2003 to 2006.

Kumu received European Museum of the Year Award 2008 by European Museum Forum.

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