Attractions & museums

Museum of Photography

The Museum of Photography, located behind Tallinn's Town Hall, is a museum and gallery in an exciting medieval prison building. In addition to contemporary photo exhibitions, you can see ancient wooden and iron cameras and historical images.

The permanent exhibition features a composite portrait of an Estonian photographer, a photographer with a camera from the mid-19th century to the present day.

The Museum of Photography exhibitions focus on a particular theme each year. Check out current exhibitions on our website.

 

Free with Tallinn Card!

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  • Not for everyone

    tripadvisor rating 3 of 5
    October 5, 2023 By gapel

    We went to the museum because it was included in the museum card and were slightly disappointed. Firstly, a strange exhibition of an Estonian artist, to whom half of the museum was dedicated... Read more comments

  • Small and nice

    tripadvisor rating 4 of 5
    February 11, 2023 By TheDumbuser

    Nice museum and interesting exhibition. It's a very small museum and even when having a bigger interest in the art of photography it's a max 20 minutes look around. So you can consider it as a pro or... Read more comments

  • Intressant museum !

    tripadvisor rating 5 of 5
    November 7, 2022 By Erling G

    Kameror från olika tidsperioder finns att beskåda i museets lokaler.Mycket intressanta fotografier tagna i Estland,finns uppsatta på väggarna i museet.