Andrei N. 12B

1) The palace and its

history

2) About the museum

3) Exhibitions #1

4) Exhibitions #2

5) Contact

Content

KADRIORG 290. THE PALACE AND ITS STORY

Kadriorg Palace and Kadriorg

Park will celebrate the 290th

anniversary this year. The jubilee

will be marked out by the

exhibition "The Palace and Its

Story" at Kadriorg Art Museum,

accompanied by a series of guided

tours and lectures within the

Saturday Academy, the premier of

a documentary in July and a richly

illustrated album on Kadriorg

Palace coming out at the end of

the year.

The Kadriorg palace and

park were founded by

the Russian czar Peter I.

According to the designs

of the architect Niccolo

Michetti, invited from

Rome, the palace was

built after the Italian

villas, consisting of a

main building and of two

annexes.

About the Museum

The Kadriorg Palace, built 1718–1729. View from the Flower Garden.

Kadriorg Palace

Paintings from the 16th–

18th century. Dutch,

German, Italian and

Russian masters

Western European and

Russian applied art and

sculpture from the 18th–

20th century.

Vases of Kangx

Exhibitions #1

Collection of

Johannes Mikkel:

the Art of Western

Europe, Russia, and

China from 16th-20th

centuries

Exhibitions #2

Flowergirl with a wreath, ca 1840 (Meissen). Young man with a flowerbasket, ca 1840 (Meissen)

Information and secretary +372 606

6400

Ticket offices:   Kadriorg Palace +372

606 6403

Contact

http://www.ekm.ee/eng/kadriorg.php

Source

Kadriorg Palace. The Great Hall