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Please note! On 25 August, the entire Niguliste Museum building will be closed to the public.
Niguliste Museum and viewing platform
The museum in the Niguliste Church, which was built in the 13th century, is one of the few museums housed in a sacral building. Enjoy ecclesiastical art in its historical context: here you will find medieval tombstones, unique altars and Tallinn's most famous artwork, a fragment of Bernt Notke's painting the Danse Macabre (the 'Dance of Death'). This more than five-hundred-year-old painting mediates the worldview of the Middle Ages but is still relevant today. The silver items from churches, guilds, and the Brotherhood of Blackheads exhibited in the Silver Chamber are especially valuable.
A glass lift takes visitors to the church tower and skydeck, which offer a 360° view of the Old Town.
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tripadvisor rating 4.3 of 5
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A Gem in Tallinn
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Interesting old church and tower, with a lift, as well as exhibits about Estonian education and language, and the 'dance of death' artwork. One of our first stops in town and it was very good, much... Read more comments
highly recommend
tripadvisor rating 5 of 5Highly recommend this museum. It is interesting inside but also has a lift which takes you up the tower so that you have a good view of the old city. There are many towers which you can climb in... Read more comments
tripadvisor rating 3 of 5We visited at 4PM which happened to be when an organ concert had begun. We listened to it while we walked around this former church that has been turned into a museum. In my opinion , there wasn’t... Read more comments
