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The Winners of the Estonian Academy of Arts’ Monumental Art Grant Competition Have Been Selected!

The EKA Monumental Art Grant competition sought a publicly enriching work of art for the outdoor space between the EKA buildings on Kotzebue Street and the Kotzebue 2 lot. The work had to be suitable for the given ...

18 February 2026

Faculty of Fine Arts Glass Art Installation and Sculpture

Studies on the Condition and Painting Techniques of the Murals of Valjala Church for the Development of Conservation Methods

The project “Studies on the Condition and Painting Techniques of the Murals of Valjala Church for the Development of Conservation Methods. Monitoring of Indoor Climate and Its Relation to Factors Affecting the Condition of the Murals” is funded ...

17 February 2026

Cultural Heritage and Conservation Ongoing Research Projects

Study trip about classical architecture to Rome

From January 19–25, a study trip to Rome took place for bachelor’s students. The trip was connected to ...

17 February 2026

Institute of Art History and Visual Culture

Holt Scholarship 2026 awarded to Joosep Pärn

This year’s Jaan Holt Scholarship was awarded to Joosep Pärn, a final-year student of Architecture and Urban Design, for the strong thematic development of his thesis. Architecture students are ...

17 February 2026

Architecture and Urban Design Faculty of Architecture

Restoring Edgar Velbri’s Chairs

When EKA moved into its new building, the Sukavabrik, in 2018, the Department of Interior Architecture had to leave behind its teaching building on Nunne Street, where we had been based for decades. They say that moving is worse than a fire. ...

15 February 2026

Making Space

ELIA PIE working group met up in EKA

On 12–13 February 2026, the PIE Working Group of ELIA gathered at EKA for a two-day in-person meeting focused on shaping the upcoming PIE Annual Meeting and strengthening the group’s shared ...

13 February 2026

T4EU Open Science Course Series 2026

Transform4Europe (T4EU) Open Science programme supports researchers in developing practical skills in open science, research data management, and science policy, helping to make research more ...

13 February 2026

MUKOLA Research Expedition Reached Beyond the Arctic Circle

From 1–5 February, a fully equipped working group from MUKOLA, the Cultural Heritage and Conservation Lab of EKA, stayed in Northern Norway beyond the Arctic Circle to study the late medieval altarpieces of Andenes and Trondenes churches ...

12 February 2026

Cultural Heritage and Conservation

KVI + ARH Open Lecture: Kaisa Karvinen “From Care to Concrete: Exhibiting Architecture”

The 2025/2026 academic year open lecture series will be held in collaboration ...

12 February 2026

Art Education Cultural Heritage and Conservation Faculty of Art and Culture

Museology study trip to Warsaw

This year’s museology study trip took place in Warsaw from January 12–16 and served as a continuation of the course “The Museum in Theory and Practice.” During the study ...

12 February 2026

Institute of Art History and Visual Culture Museology