Cultural Heritage & Conservation

Cultural Heritage & Conservation

The aim of the Cultural Heritage and Conservation programme is to provide knowledge and the necessary practical skills for qualified professional work in the field of cultural heritage protection, preservation, conservation and restoration.

  • The Academy of Arts is the only school of higher education in Estonia where one can acquire an academic higher education in cultural heritage and architectural conservation and restoration, as well as the conservation and restoration of art. The department’s faculty members are recognised and highly respected specialists in their fields.
  • The curriculum is responsive to changes and developments in the philosophy, as well as theories and practices, of cultural heritage and restoration. It is based on the principles of sustainable development and balanced innovation through the consistent development of the cultural environment.
  • Preserving and protecting the cultural legacy, and its professional conservation and restoration necessitates the education of highly qualified specialists.
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News and events

Conference: Giving Voice to Museum Collections: Finno-Ugric and Sámi Heritage Today

The collections of Finno-Ugric and Sámi heritage in Estonian museums are shaped by long and sometimes contested histories. They preserve not only material objects, but also forgotten narratives: Indigenous knowledge, relationships and voices that have largely remained undocumented or marginalised. This conference seeks to examine the histories of these collections, and, most importantly, to ...
Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture Museology

Seminar: How Should We Commemorate the Tartu Concentration Camp?

**Please take note: this event is in Estonian only, no translation provided on location** How should a concentration camp and its victims be commemorated in the urban landscape of Estonia today? During the German occupation, between 3,500 and 4,000 people were executed at the Tartu concentration camp. The victims included people who had collaborated with the Soviet authorities, Jewish and ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture

Field Trip to Ida-Viru County: Exhibitions, (Industrial) Heritage, Concert

We invite everyone to Ida-Viru County on Saturday, 29 August, for the finissage of the exhibition “Field Trip”. The day begins at 1:30 PM at the outdoor exhibition “How to Reframe Monuments: The Past as Artistic Material” in Kohtla-Järve’s central square. The exhibition explores the possibilities of contemporary art in addressing Soviet heritage and the memory conflicts associated with it. We ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture

Estonian Manor Portal Gets a New Look

One of the most visited websites among Estonia’s heritage enthusiasts – the Estonian Manor Portal, mois.ee – now has a new look. In 1999, Valdo Praust founded the manor portal, introducing the public to the history and present-day condition of more than 700 of Estonia’s most noteworthy manor estates. In 2021, the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) acquired the right to use the database and has ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation

Exhibition “Big Hall, Small Town: Postmodernist Cultural Centres in Estonia” at the Paide Music and Theatre House

On 17 April at 5 PM, the exhibition “Big Hall, Small Town: Postmodernist Cultural Centres in Estonia” will open in the ground-floor foyer of the Paide Music and Theatre House. The exhibition is part of the bachelor’s thesis of Anete Raabe, a student of cultural heritage and conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The exhibition presents the architecture of 1980s cultural centres and ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation

Last week guided tours part of “Image Is for Illustrative Purposes Only” at EKA Gallery

Guided tours taking place at EKA Gallery: - on Thursday, March 19 at 5.30 pm, led by the curators Linda Kaljundi and Kirke Kangro and guest lecturers Victoria Donovan and Vlada Vazheyevskyy, in English - on Friday, March 20 at 4.30 pm, led by the curators Linda Kaljundi and Kirke Kangro with artist Sigrid Viir, in Estonian - on Sunday, March 22 at 4 pm, led by the curators Linda Kaljundi and ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation Faculty of Art and Culture Institute of Art History and Visual Culture

Global and Local: The Precious Tapestries of Early Modern Tallinn

The joint project of the University of Tartu, the Estonian Academy of Arts, and the City Museum of Tallinn aims to prepare the conservation and future exhibition of the museum’s 16th-century tapestries. The initiative brings together the expertise of art historians, historians, conservators, and scientists to investigate the tapestries through interdisciplinary methodologies. Employing art ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation Ongoing Research Projects Uncategorized

Gallery: opening of the exhibition “Image Is for Illustrative Purposes Only” at EKA Gallery

The exhibition “Image Is for Illustrative Purposes Only. Interventions in the Monumental Murals of the Old Airport Terminal’s Central Waiting Hall at Tallinn Airport” was opened at EKA Gallery on Friday, February 20, 2026. The exhibition will remain open until March 22. The exhibition has been created as part of “How to Reframe Monuments”, a collaborative project between the Estonian Academy ...
Cultural Heritage and Conservation Faculty of Art and Culture Gallery

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