The Kumu Art Museum, which is located in the headquarters of the Art Museum of Estonia, is one of the largest and most impressive exhibition spaces in Estonia. The museum provides a survey of the various time periods of Estonian art: from the Academic Style to Modernism, from Soviet Pop Art to contemporary art. The exciting contemporary architecture of the building, which was designed by the Finnish architect Pekka Vapaavuori, is an attraction in its own right.
Annually, Kumu holds eight to ten major temporary exhibitions both on historical and contemporary art from Estonia and abroad. Kumu has also chosen a few topics to concentrate on in research and exhibition p