Mati Undi muuseum

About the museum

The Mati Undi muuseum is located in Kadriorg, in the house where the writer Mati Unt (1944–2005) lived from 1995 to 2005. Unt entered Estonian literature in 1963 with the novel “Hüvasti, kollane kass”, and as writer and director he was a renewer of Estonian cultural life in the 1960s and 1970s. The museum covers both his time in the Mustamäe salon and the years he lived in Kadriorg.

The museum holds an extensive Mati Unt archive: documents, books, manuscripts and photographs, many of which are also on display. The new permanent exhibition on the ground floor of the house was created by curator Maarja Vaino and the design studio MOTOR OÜ. The museum is run by the Tallinna Kirjanduskeskus (Tallinn Literature Centre).

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition built around objects and keywords
• A motorcycle referring to the short-story collection “Must mootorrattur”
• A giant archive cabinet with Unt's desk drawers and notebooks
• “Mustamäe”: the atmosphere of the salon of Unt and Kersti Kreismann, seen through the windows of a panel block
• Books and photographs with dedications

Permanent exhibition

• Mati Undi püsinäitus – The permanent exhibition on the ground floor is built around objects and keywords: a motorcycle refers to the short-story collection “Must mootorrattur”, and in the giant archive cabinet visitors can sort through the contents of Unt's desk drawers and notebooks. In the “Mustamäe” room the windows of a panel block show the salon of Mati Unt and Kersti Kreismann, and visitors can hear interviews from the 1960s and 1970s. Objects that belonged to Unt, books with dedications and photographs are also on display.

Operated by

Tallinna Kirjanduskeskus

Admission & discounts

Free admission: On the first Sunday of each month, the museums of the Tallinna Kirjanduskeskus are open free of charge from 11:00 to 17:00.

Prices follow the price list of the Tallinna Kirjanduskeskus. Holders of a press card and of a museum employee certificate, people with disabilities and repressed persons enter free. Visitors to the museums of the Tallinna Kirjanduskeskus can use the Museum Card and the Tallinn Card.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The museum is on the ground floor of the building and is accessible by wheelchair. There is no accessible toilet.

Kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum offers museum lessons for schools.

Getting there & parking

The museum's address is Poska 23 / L. Koidula 17.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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