07.08.26 NEWS ... With summer not yet over, museum expert Kristi Paatsi shares museum and exhibition destinations across Estonia worth adding to your August plans.

07.08.26 NEWS ... TalTech's summer production "Now I Study in Mustamäe" takes audiences on a romp through Tallinn in 1968, when students navigated dreams, love and life under Soviet rule.

06.08.26 NEWS ... A new gallery has opened on the Lake Peipus shorefront in Kolkja, where an inaugural exhibition by Estonian and Ukrainian artists explores connection, healing and nature.

06.08.26 NEWS ... Estonian opera singer Mart Mikk says opera is far from fading and remains in excellent health, adding that the art form was never meant to be elitist but has always served as a place for social leisure.

05.08.26 NEWS ... British electronic pop pioneers Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are to perform in Tallinn at the end of August.

05.08.26 NEWS ... Liina Tammepõld, marketing manager for the large‑concert agency L Tips Agency in Estonia, says that world‑famous artists want to feel as comfortable as possible while on tour, and therefore their requests are not caprices or difficult demands.

05.08.26 NEWS ... Japanese artist Narihiro Matsumoto's newly opened solo exhibition in Tartu debuts a photo series which is the culmination of a decade-long creative journey.

05.08.26 NEWS ... At first glance, the art market looks like a rational playground for trading alternative assets, but emotional factors that seem completely irrational should not be underestimated. This also makes the art market an endless topic, because a certain opacity is an inevitable part of it.

05.08.26 NEWS ... Estonian composer Alisson Kruusmaa's "Mesmeris" was performed at Tanglewood's Festival of Contemporary Music, part of a showcase curated by Finland's Esa-Pekka Salonen.

04.08.26 NEWS ... Polish black metal band Batushka are to play in Tallinn in October, at the Paavli Culture Factory.

04.08.26 NEWS ... At Tallinn's Okapi Gallery, "Private Property" brings together artists Alexei Gordin and Dasha Trofimova in an exploration of abandoned spaces, memory and social change.

04.08.26 NEWS ... Viljandi Folk Music Festival has unveiled "Three-Four!" as the theme for its 34th edition next summer, highlighting the popular festival's signature crowd chant.

04.08.26 NEWS ... People queued round the block at the Bank of Estonia museum in Tallinn on Tuesday lunchtime, hoping to snap up one of the new issue of beloved children's character Sipsik-themed commemorative coins.

04.08.26 NEWS ... A new exhibition at Tartu's Kett Gallery explores Finnish artist Bad to the Boner's adult comic "The Perfect Being" and its absurd parallel universe.

04.08.26 NEWS ... At the Sõru Museum on Hiiumaa, it is possible to explore items bearing the motif of Tallinn's symbol — the weather vane Old Thomas — from the private collection of Eero Kööp.

04.08.26 NEWS ... A new exhibition in Pärnu looks back at how Estonian artists of the 1960s-80s imagined technology, progress and humanity's changing place in the world.

03.08.26 NEWS ... Renowned Estonian press photographer Peeter Langovits, 78, says many photographs reveal their true value only years or even decades later, when they become witnesses to an era.

03.08.26 NEWS ... Estonian youth musicians returned with top honors from major competitions in Italy and the Netherlands over the weekend, winning choir titles and an orchestra podium finish.

03.08.26 NEWS ... Opinion Festival's new director says the event should play a greater role in shaping Estonia's discussion culture year-round, while focusing on the quality and impact of debates rather than simply increasing attendance.

03.08.26 NEWS ... Despite Estonia's vibrant concert scene and growing number of festivals, organizers warn that rising costs, high VAT rates and intense competition are making it increasingly difficult to run events profitably.

02.08.26 NEWS ... Canceled concert abroad? Some travelers may be stuck paying for unused hotels and transportation if their insurance policy doesn't include event cancellation coverage.

01.08.26 NEWS ... Dedicated to Raul Meel's 85th birthday, the exhibition "Concret" is open at the Poco Ajamaja gallery. It traces the artist's journey from his first groundbreaking experiments in the late 1960s to the present day.

31.07.26 NEWS ... Fresh out of Boston's Berklee College of Music, Estonian composer Ingmar Kiviloo says four years in America reshaped him as an artist and person. His next stop: Toronto.

30.07.26 NEWS ... It is not realistic to fully restore Tartu Cathedral with the University of Tartu's budget. Given current financial constraints, a feasible solution would be to stop the walls from deteriorating.

30.07.26 NEWS ... A street art project under the Pärnu Highway viaduct in Tallinn is taking shape, which aims to make the areas beneath the viaducts more visually attractive.

29.07.26 NEWS ... This Saturday, August 1, sees the start of the "Tartu Sumin" fortnight-long Old Town summer festival in Estonia's second city.

29.07.26 NEWS ... Saaremaa Opera Days recorded a 55 percent increase in attendance this year, jumping from just over 9,000 visitors to almost 14,100.

28.07.26 NEWS ... Interest in learning Estonian is growing, and in recent years more and more Estonian speakers have taken to social media to explain their language and culture to others. ERR News spoke to four content creators who are sharing their knowledge and experience online.

28.07.26 NEWS ... Director Ivan Pavljutškov's debut feature film, "Morten," won three awards at the Giffoni Film Festival, held in Italy earlier this month.

27.07.26 NEWS ... The Vanemuine Symphony Orchestra's summer concert took place in Kassitoome Valley in Tartu on Sunday, drawing thousands of spectators.

27.07.26 NEWS ... The 21st iteration of the Tartu-based film festival, Tartuff, will show a total of 13 feature films and 8 short films from Europe, Asia, the Americas, and Australia this year.

27.07.26 NEWS ... Over 11,000 people visited the annual Viljandi Folk Festival on Saturday to watch Nancy Vieira, Duo Ruut³, Orkesta Mendoza, Oopus and Puuluup.

26.07.26 NEWS ... Around 9,000 people attended day two of the Viljandi Folk Music Festival, which runs until today, Sunday.

25.07.26 NEWS ... British artist Monster Chetwynd's first show in the Baltic states has opened at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu. The installation runs to early next year.

25.07.26 NEWS ... On August 14–16, Narva invites visitors to explore the Northeastern Estonian border city anew through local-led tours, stories and lesser-known corners tourists often miss.

25.07.26 NEWS ... Misty forests and bog landscapes have been transformed into reversible woven works in textile designer Monika Järg's new show "Reflections," now open at Tallinn's HOP Gallery.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinn women's choir Kevad won first place in its category at the Singapore International Choral Festival (SICF), earning a gold award in the 10th edition competition.

24.07.26 NEWS ... Thousands of music lovers have already gathered in Viljandi to take part in the 33rd Viljandi Folk Music Festival. The organisers are hoping to set a new attendance record.

23.07.26 NEWS ... Hundreds of opera lovers sailed from Finland to Saaremaa this week aboard the island's first opera cruise, combining sightseeing with a performance of Verdi's "La Traviata."

22.07.26 NEWS ... Legendary Scottish second-wave punk band The Exploited uplifted an outdoor crowd in Tallinn last Saturday at Tallinn's Paavli Kultuurivabrik (Culture Factory).

22.07.26 NEWS ... The Ministry of Culture plans to introduce a new state cultural scholarship of €10,000 starting in August 2026. The support is intended for five creative professionals up to age 35 with higher education, to help them develop their careers and build international contacts.

22.07.26 NEWS ... Estonian mezzo‑soprano Annely Peebo had an open leg fracture, but despite that she stepped onto the stage at the Saaremaa Opera Days to sing Wagner.

22.07.26 NEWS ... On the first Saturday of August, the Southeastern Estonian village of Mikitamäe will become the Seto Kingdom for a day, welcoming thousands to celebrate all things Seto.

22.07.26 NEWS ... Colorful hats and masks have appeared on prominent Tartu statues, heralding the opening of British artist Monster Chetwynd's first show at the Estonian National Museum (ERM).

21.07.26 NEWS ... Tallinnfilm director Joonas Tartu told ERR that active construction work is expected to begin this winter. If everything goes according to plan, the studio complex will be completed in two years.

21.07.26 NEWS ... Students from the Estonian Academy of Arts and Tallinn University will travel across Estonia during a summer internship to document work for which there is no comprehensive national overview.

20.07.26 NEWS ... The 16th Pärnu Music Festival drew nearly 35,000 concertgoers and online viewers this year, with global talent, Estonian premieres and the renowned Järvi family of conductors.

20.07.26 OPINION ... Summer is probably the only season everyone wants to emerge from as a winner, notes Kaupo Meiel.

20.07.26 NEWS ... As summer evenings grow shorter, movie nights in Tallinn are moving outdoors, with screenings at Harjumägi, Ülemiste City and in Lasnamäe featuring classics and cult hits.

20.07.26 NEWS ... Eesti Kontsert and Vanemuine will present Richard Wagner's 1874 opera tetralogy "The Ring of the Nibelung" as a full staged production for the first time in Estonia at the Saaremaa Opera Days. This year, the first part of the cycle, "Das Rheingold," reached the stage.