Kumu (museum)

Kumu Art Museum

Kumu kunstimuuseum
Entrance to the Kumu Art Museum
Established	17 February 2006 (2006-02-17)
Location	Weizenbergi 34 / Valge 1, Tallinn, Estonia
Coordinates	59°26′11″N 24°47′47″E / 59.43639°N 24.79639°E / 59.43639; 24.79639
Type	Art museum
Visitors	128,712 (2013)[1][2]
Director	Kadi Polli
Public transit access	"Kumu", TLT 31, 67, 68; 39
Website	https://kumu.ekm.ee/en/

The Kumu Art Museum (Estonian: Kumu kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tallinn, Estonia. It is one of the largest museums in Estonia 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" is a stylised portmanteau abbreviation of the Estonian words kunsti muuseum ("museum of art").

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 (1940–1991) and showing both Socialist realism and what was then Nonconformist art. Temporary exhibitions include both foreign and Estonian modern and contemporary art.

Kumu received the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award of 2008 from the European Museum Forum.^[3]