Attractions & museums

Estonian History Museum — Great Guild Hall

The over-600-years-old dignified medieval Great Guild Hall has been one of the city's best-known places for organising cultural events and parties throughout the centuries. A cinema and a wine cellar have been operating here.
Today, the building is one of the homes of the Estonian History Museum. Here you can enjoy a modern museum environment, exhibitions, concerts, themed evening, and organise various events.
In 2014, the Great Guild Hall was one of the first to receive the European Heritage Label.

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  • OK museum

    tripadvisor rating 3 of 5
    January 19, 2026 By zuv

    A history museum, housed in a very old, massive building, with interesting interior architecture. They have an interesting numismatic exhibition, as well as an interesting weapons collection... Read more comments

  • Medieval Merchants Shaped Society

    tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
    June 25, 2025 By 853katiet

    If you're into medieval Baltic history this is a must see. It is a great collection of info and artifacts from the life of the merchant class in the Baltics. So often if you're into history, you end... Read more comments

  • A decent looking building, but skip the interior.

    tripadvisor rating 3 of 5
    October 27, 2023 By TheShis

    This is a lovely building from the architecture point of view. Having said that, the entrance fee is not really worth of the building's interior.