The KGB Cells Museum is open 11:00-17:00 Tuesday-Saturday.
Closed
New Year’s Day | 1 January (open 11:00-15:00 on 31 December)
Independence Day | 24 February (open 11:00-15:00 on 23 February)
May Day | 1 May
Victory Day and Midsummer’s Day | 23 & 24 June (open 11:00-15:00 on 22 June)
Day of Restoration of Independence | 20 August
Christmas holidays | 24-26 December (open 11:00-15:00 on 23 December)
| Price | Discounted tickets (children, students & pensioners) | Family tickets (up to 2 adults and their underage children) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular tickets | 9 € | 6 € | 22 € |
| Combination tickets (admission to all Tartu City History Museums) | 35 € | 24 € | 80 € |
| Guide fee in English (regular ticket not included) | 50 € | ||
| School trip (per student) | 6 € |
Please inform us three days in advance if you would like a guided tour.
How to reach the museum
The KGB Cells Museum is located at Riia 15b.
On foot: From the city centre, walk up Riia Street. After 700 metres you’ll see the Ekraan cinema on your left. To your right you’ll notice a grey five-storey building – this is where the KGB Cells Museum is located.
By bus: The Riiamäe and Pauluse bus stops are both close to the museum. Buses 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9, 11, 12 and 25 stop at Riiamäe. Buses 1, 2, 8, 10, 11 and 12 stop at Pauluse.
By car (from the city centre): From the Kaubamaja department store, drive up Riia Street. After 700 metres you’ll see the Ekraan cinema on your left. To your right you’ll notice a grey five-storey building – this is where the KGB Cells Museum is located. Parking is available on Pepleri Street (Zone B is free of charge for 90 minutes, parking is free of charge on Saturday and Sundays and public holidays).
Ticket sales end half an hour before the museum closes!
- Children up to the age of 8
- Students from general education schools and the Vocational Education Centre in Tartu and those accompanying them for educational purposes
- Honorary citizens of Tartu
- Conscripts serving in the Estonian Defence Forces
- Disabled people up to the age of 16 and their carers
- The severely disabled and their carers
- Victims of unlawful oppression
- Members of ICOM and the Estonian Museum Association (membership card required)
- Employees of Estonian museums (proof of employment required)
- Journalists (press pass required)
- Memorial Day of March Deportations | 25 March
- International Museum Day | 18 May
- Day of Mourning | 14 June
- Birthday of Tartu City History Museums | 31 October