The Niguliste Museum preserves, studies and presents medieval and early modern ecclesiastical art.
The museum is housed in St. Nicholas’ Church, built in the 13th century, and is one of the few museums in northern Europe located in a former church building, where ecclesiastical art can be enjoyed in its historical context. The stars of the museum’s collection are late medieval altarpieces from northern Germany and the Netherlands, and Bernt Notke’s painting Danse Macabre from the late 15th century. A particularly valuable part of the collection is silverware that used to belong to churches, guilds and the Brotherhood of Black Heads, currently displayed in the Silver Chamber.
From 2023 a new glass lift and skydeck in the historic tower is open in the Niguliste Museum. The lift will rise through three floors to the skydeck, where the Old Town, Tallinn Bay and unique views in all four directions will be visible.
