The Kadriorg Art Museum is the only museum in Estonia devoted to early European and Russian art. In a Baroque palace built by Tsar Peter the Great of Russia as a summer residence, the Art Museum of Estonia houses and displays paintings, prints, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia. Temporary exhibitions show the Estonian audience art treasures from internationally renowned museums and private collections to help visitors better understand the works of art in the museum’s collections. Besides exhibitions, the museum also organises versatile educational activities and the main hall of the palace, with its unique interior and acoustics, is a great venue for plays and concerts.
