Saturday, 08-June-2024


One of the spots that had been high up on the recommendations given to me by Steven and Linna (the folks I met on the ferry from Helsinki) was the Photography museum in Tallinn. I hadn’t heard of it on my own, but supposedly it’s quite well regarded in terms of photography museums… and I do have a lovely tradition of visiting lots of art museums, so this dovetailed well into my standing adventure plans.

I’m also trying to break into the photography world, so… double-win, right there, right?


I’d marked it on my to-do list, had a day open, and made my way to visit. It was a beautiful walk, from the old town area I was staying, and my wanderings found me exploring the neighborhood around the museum nearly as extensively as I explored the museum itself (Ed Note: See the previous post about the Teliskivi neighborhood, intrepid reader!)… which isn’t a bad thing in any sense, in my opinion!

Once I made my way into the museum, though, I found a whole different world than I think I’ve ever seen before.

You see… I can’t recall having been to a dedicated photography museum before. Sure, I’ve seen photography exhibitions in art museums, but never a museum dedicated to the pure art of photgraphy… and especially now, since I’ve been focusing on my own photography for so long.

Anyways. It was really cool to see, and I really enjoyed the museum! There were some selections that I didn’t really quite get what made them worth including, but… I’ll ascribe that to personal preference, and the fact that I just really like representational art vs. more esoteric self-referential stuff.

100% recommend, would go to again.