Tallinna Vene Muuseum / Таллиннский Русский Музей / Tallinn Russian Museum

Tallinn has long been a point of contact between Estonian and Russian cultures. Goods and new trends from the capitals reached the city first, many high-ranking officials of the Russian Empire were from these places. The museum introduces the Russian culture of Estonia and the life of the Russians in Tallinn.

The Tallinn Russian Museum is located in a medieval building at Pikk 29 a. For the first time, the house was mentioned in written sources in the 15th century, when its owner was a wealthy merchant Arent Shtaffenberg. All subsequent homeowners were united by one thing - their high status in society and wealth. From the second half of the 19th century until 1939, the house was owned by the Nottbeck family. It was at this time that the house was radically rebuilt. The building was included in the history of Estonian culture as the first location of the Ants School-atelier school (1904).

Since February 2017, the exhibition “Russian printed word in Tallinn: from the 19th century to 1940” is open.