Author:
Ragnar Vutt

University of Tartu Art Museum

Visit the oldest art museum in Estonia in the heart of the University of Tartu – inside the main building with six columns. 

Opening hours

May–September  October–April 
Mon–Sat 10:00–18:00  Tue–Sat 11:00–17:00 

The museum is closed on public holidays. On 9 and 10 June, the art museum will be closed. You are welcome to visit the Old Observatory (Uppsala 8) and the University of Tartu Museum (Lossi 25) on Toome Hill.

On request, you can arrange to visit the museum, with a tour guide, outside the official opening hours. In this case, tickets are double the price plus the fee for the tour guide. 

Visiting the museum 

The ticket provides admission to the art museum’s permanent exhibition and the Mummy Chamber. 

 

To celebrate the museum`s anniversary, from 1 May until the end of the year, you can visit The Tartu Old Observatory, The University of Tartu Art Museum, the University of Tartu Museum and the towers of the cathedral with a 10 € combo ticket that is valid for one month.

Adult  4 €
Discount*  3 €
Family ticket**  10 €

Visiting the art museum and the main building 

The ticket provides admission to the art museum’s permanent exhibition and the Mummy Chamber, and, with a tour guide, to the assembly hall and the lock-up in the main building. 

Adult  7 €
Discount*  5 €
Perepilet** 15 €
Family ticket**  6 €

Combo ticket

The combo ticket provides admission to the University of Tartu Museum, the Old Observatory and the University of Tartu Art Museum. 

  May–September October–April
Adult  10 € 10 €
Discount*  8 € 8 €
Family ticket**  25 € 25 €

 

Guided tours

The price for a guided tour of UT Art Museum  is 40 €. Museum tickets must also be purchased for the guided tour of the building.

The price for a guided tour outside the museum (in Toome hill) is 80 € per tour.

 

Discount applies to pensioners, conscripts, schoolchildren, university students, seniors, holders of international student cards (ISIC Scholar, ISIC Student) or teacher cards (ITIC Teacher) and UYTC Youth Travel Card holders. 

Family ticket applies to up to two adults with children. Free entrance for children under eight.

  • Children up to eight years old 
  • Students of the University of Tartu 
  • Employees of the University of Tartu 
  • Employees of Estonian museums 
  • International Council of Museums (ICOM) card holders 
  • Disabled children (up to 16 years old) and those accompanying them 
  • Severely disabled people aged 16 years and older and one companion 
  • One teacher leading a student group 
  • One tour guide leading a tour group 
  • Students of Estonian Academy of Arts, Pallas Art School, Tartu Art School and Tartu Children’s Art School 
  • Students of Tartu Nature House
  • Owners of EMÜ membership card
  • press
  • Students of Estonian Academy of Arts, Pallas, Tartu Art School and Tartu Children's Art School

 

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