Peeter I maja
Tallinn’s oldest museum at the edge of Kadriorg Park: a 17th-century summer house where Tsar Peeter I stayed. Closed for renovation; reopening planned for March.
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About the museum
Peeter I maja (Peeter I House) is Tallinn’s oldest museum: it opened in 1806. The house was built in 1662 by the chief secretary of the town council, Hinrich Fonne, as a summer manor, and the area came to be called Fonneoru. During the Great Northern War Tsar Peeter I, who reached Tallinn, bought the estate in 1714, because he liked the slope beside the house, from which there was a view of the sea and the town. The tsar had a two-room annexe added, which made the building symmetrical like the baroque palaces; the same principles were followed in laying out Kadriorg Park.
After Peeter I’s death the house was left unused. When Emperor Alexander I visited Tallinn in 1804, he found the building in poor condition and ordered the annexe to be demolished; the house thus acquired its present appearance, and a few years later a museum was opened in it. From 1941 Peeter I House has been a branch of the Tallinn City Museum; it was restored and reopened to visitors in 1945. The building is a valuable architectural monument and is the only example in Estonian architecture of the 17th-century summer-house type.
The permanent exhibition contains many original objects that were used three hundred years ago, as well as unique paintings and sculptures. The house has been closed for renovation since 26 October 2026, and the museum plans to reopen in March.
Highlights
- Tallinn’s oldest museum, opened in 1806
- Summer house of Tsar Peeter I at the edge of Kadriorg Park
- Well-preserved original objects about 300 years old
- Unique paintings and sculptures
Permanent exhibition
- Peeter I maja püsiekspositsioon – The exhibition contains many well-preserved original objects from three hundred years ago, as well as unique paintings and sculptures.
- Founded
- 1806
- Operated by
- Tallinna Linnamuuseum
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €5 |
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| Reduced | €4Pupils, students, ITIC teacher card holders, pensioners and people with partial work capacity |
| Children & teens | €4free up to age 6 · Pre-school children up to 6 years of age enter free on presentation of a document; pupils pay the reduced ticket price. |
| Seniors | €4Reduced ticket for pensioners. |
| Visitors with disabilities | freecompanion free · A child with a disability up to 16 years of age (inclusive) and their companion, and a person aged 16 and over with a severe or profound disability and their companion, enter free on presentation of a document. People with partial work capacity pay the reduced ticket price; people unable to work enter free. |
| Students & apprentices | €4Reduced ticket for pupils and students. |
| Groups | –Larger groups (more than 10 people) must register in advance (peetri@linnamuuseum.ee); experience programmes from 10 participants. |
| Families | €12Family ticket: up to two adults and their children up to 19 years of age (inclusive), and holders of the Family Card. |
| Combined ticket Peeter I House + Tallinna rahvaste muuseum (full price) | €7 |
| Combined ticket Peeter I House + Tallinna rahvaste muuseum (reduced price) | €5 |
| Combined ticket Peeter I House + Tallinna rahvaste muuseum (family ticket) | €14 |
| Experience programme for groups – full price | €12from 10 participants |
| Experience programme for groups – reduced price | €10from 10 participants |
| Guide fee for an Estonian-language tour (group) | €45added to each participant’s ticket price |
| Guide fee for a foreign-language tour (group) | €60added to each participant’s ticket price |
Free admission: Peeter I House does not take part in the free museum Sundays from November 2026 until autumn 2027; on International Museum Day, 18 May, admission is free for everyone.
On Tallinn Day (15 May) and at the Museum Night, admission costs €1. On presentation of a document, holders of the Tallinn Card and the Museum Card, journalists performing their duties, Ukrainian war refugees and victims of repression, among others, enter free. Free admission does not cover guided tours, workshops, lectures or other paid events.
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: no information
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
The museum may be visited with a guide dog.
Kids & families
| Kids’ admission | free up to age 6 |
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| Family ticket | €12 · Family ticket: up to two adults and their children up to 19 years of age (inclusive), and holders of the Family Card. |
The family ticket is valid for up to two adults and their children up to 19 years of age.
Getting there & parking
By public transit
Kadriorg (tramm)
From the city centre by trams 1 and 3 (Kadriorg stop) and then on foot. By buses no. 1, 5, 8, 19, 29, 34, 38, 44, 51, 60 or 63 to the Uus-Sadama or Poska stop and then on foot; by buses no. 31, 39, 67 or 68 to the Kumu stop and then on foot.
By car
Free parking
Parking near the museum is free. Coming from Lasnamäe, you can park free of charge in the Kumu car park on Valge Street; from there you can walk down via the Katariina steps or through the Kumu museum.
By car from the Kadriorg side along Weizenbergi Street.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| School programs | yes |
| Good to know | The museum is closed for renovation. Group tours and experience programmes must be booked by e-mail at peetri@linnamuuseum.ee. |
