Our museums recount the history of Tartu to anyone interested. All of the museums focus on different periods in the city’s history. The museum buildings and locations are of historic value and complement their fields of specialisation.

Tartu City Museum is an umbrella organisation comprising five museums of equal importance:

  • Tartu City Museum
  • Song Festival Museum
  • KGB Cells Museum
  • Oskar Luts’ Home Museum
  • 19th-century Tartu Citizen’s Home Museum

Come and experience the history of Tartu through our exhibitions, tours and events!

All exhibitions
19th-century Tartu Citizen’s Home MuseumExhibition

Kõik kaob

12 May 2025

2025. aasta suvel saab 19. sajandi linnakodaniku muuseumis nautida Konrad Mägi ateljees õppinud ja õppivate kunstnike teoseid. Esimene näitus tutvustab…...

KGB Cells MuseumExhibition

An exhibition of Hilda Kamdron’s pencil drawings in the KGB cells

11 May 2025

A small selection of pencil drawings by Tartu artist Hilda Kamdron (1901–1972) is on display at the KGB Cells Museum…

KGB Cells MuseumExhibition

Hilda Kamdroni pliiatsijoonistuste väljapanek KGB kongides

9 May 2025

KGB kongide muuseumis on väljas väike valik Tartu kunstniku Hilda Kamdroni (1901–1972) pliiatsijoonistusi Tartu Linnamuuseumi kogudest. See väljapanek on osa…