Mikkel Museum, Tallinn

The Mikkel Museum is housed in the building that was once the large kitchen building of Kadriorg Palace. Johannes Mikkel was kind enough to donate his collection of art work to the Estonian Art Museum, so this special place was opened. Estonia has suffered through numerous wars and occupations in the last two centuries. Those wars taken a terrible human toll, and it has also had a negative effect on the amount of art work in the country. Collections were either moved out of harm’s way during the two World Wars or were taken. That makes this collection very special.

Works of art in this display are a broad range of paintings, wonderful porcelain objects and prints from around Europe and the Western world. The works span the 18th century to the present. Around 600 pieces of art are on display and the museum is on the Kadriorg Palace grounds. A separate ticket for just the Mikkel Museum may be purchased for 2.50€ or a ticket that includes the Palace and the museum is 4.80€. This is a must see for anyone who likes art as it is one of just a handful of really good collections in Estonia.