22.06.18 ... In honor of the Estonian centennial, President Kersti Kaljulaid invited to Tartu the heads of state of six European countries who have recently celebrated or will soon celebrate their own centennials. Kaljulaid and Tartu Mayor Urmas Klaas (Reform) greeted the arriving presidents at a reception in Town Hall Square on Friday afternoon.
20.06.18 ... The 18th Baltic Students' Song and Dance Festival "Gaudeamus," a three day event combining lights, music, choral music and dance, returns to Tartu after a 12-year absence this Friday.
19.06.18 ... Eesti Laul, the annual competition to find Estonia's Eurovision entry, has a new head producer as of this week.
14.06.18 ... According to information released by Statistics Estonia on Thursday, cinema attendance in 2017 set a new record, surpassing 3.5 million visits for the first time.
05.06.18 ... Following a 12-year absence, the 18th Baltic Students' Song and Dance Festival "Gaudeamus" is set to return to Estonia's university town of Tartu just in time for Midsummer, bringing with it over 4,000 performers from across Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
21.05.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "Documentaries, the literature festival 'HeadRead,' the 5th Mulgi Party and Kumu Art Walk are our recommendations for the week."
18.05.18 ... Museums continue to be popular. According to Statistics Estonia, the country's museums reported more than 3.5 million visits for 2017. In 2017 Estonia had a total of 186 museums. Some of them have branches in several locations. Those branches included, the total number is 242.
16.05.18 ... A selection of recommendations for the annual Night of Museums taking place across Estonia this Saturday evening, as curated by culture.ee: "We have chosen from our cultural calendar some of the most unique events of the night. This was a difficult choice, because there's a lot of interesting stuff going on!"
13.05.18 ... Israel won the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest in Lisbon on Saturday night, earning a total of 529 points with the song "Toy" performed by singer Netta. Estonia placed eighth overall, earning 245 points with the song "La Forza" performed by opera singer Elina Nechayeva.
09.05.18 ... The 2018 Eurovision Song Contest kicked off in Lisbon with the first semifinal on Tuesday night. Opera singer Elina Nechayeva, representing Estonia this year with the song "La Forza," will advance to the finals, which will take place on Saturday, May 12.
08.05.18 ... Canadian-Estonian choir conductor, composer and organist Roman Toi died in Toronto on Monday; he was 101 years old.
23.04.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "This week offers lots of exciting cinematic experiences and amusing dance rhythms. But there’s more to discover!"
20.04.18 ... Providing a peek into life in the Estonian countryside, documentary director Aljona Suržikova's half-hour documentary "Kerro 40" is going global, with screenings scheduled in Europe, Africa, Asia and America, including one in Paris on Friday.
11.04.18 ... The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory announced the winners of its design competition on Wednesday for the coming Red Terror Museum.
11.04.18 ... Following the disappearance of a large format oil painting by Tiit Pääsuke from the premises of the Järva County Government, there has been interest in the fate of other works of art being held at various public buildings. As it turns out, a fair amount of artkwork is not officially on record anywhere.
09.04.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "This week, our event selection includes art, photography, music, dance, handicraft and much more. Enjoy!"
05.04.18 ... The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory is inviting the public to vote on the different entries for the design of a future Red Terror Museum in Tallinn's Patarei sea fortress.
04.04.18 ... "To the New World: Estonian Architects in Toronto" will open this Friday at 5:00 p.m. at the Museum of Estonian Architecture. The exhibition provides the first extensive overview of the work of Estonian architects active in Canada after World War II.
31.03.18 ... The 48th annual Estonian Cultural Days in New York kicked off in the heart of Manhattan on Wednesday. While the event formally ends on Saturday, in honor of the Estonian centennial, the weekend will be capped off by the Estonian Centennial Gala NYC on Saturday evening and the Esto-Atlantis Concert at Lincoln Center on Sunday afternoon.
28.03.18 ... The city of Tallinn wants an expertise concerning the architectural and historical value of the Soviet-era parts of the city's Maarjamäe Memorial complex. The expertise would help determine what to do next with the obelisk as well as the ceremonial square and its stands, which are in bad shape.
21.03.18 ... The Estonian Authors' Society (EAÜ) reports a new record in royalties collected last year at more than €6 million. Though the society also collects royalties going to foreign artists, Estonian composers and songwriters last year made more money than ever before as well.
20.03.18 ... The most successful duo in British music history have been announced as the main act of Õllesummer's Friday night on July 6. The electropop duo will take the main stage of the festival with their spectacular light show and as part of their SUPER world tour.
20.03.18 ... The competition for the next director of Narva Museum failed for the second time on Monday, after which the museum's supervisory board named Ivo Posti director of the museum for the next two years.
19.03.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "Take a peek at this week's cultural potpourri!"
17.03.18 ... This year's Tallinn Music Week from Apr. 2-8 also features a documentaries program. During the festival week five documentary films will be screened at Tallinn's “Sõprus” Cinema, covering topics ranging from the environment and visions of the post-capitalist world to the heroes of the post-rock’n’roll era. The screenings will be introduced by their authors, main characters, and by film critics.
15.03.18 ... Estonian Art celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special publication that looks back on the last 20 years of Estonian contemporary art, as told from the perspective of the artists. Fifteen Estonian artists were invited to interview the artist who had influenced their work. The public launch party is taking place today Thursday, March 15 at Tallinn's Kumu Art Museum at 7:00 p.m.
12.03.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "Here is a variety of recommendations for the upcoming week, including art exhibitions, movie screenings, contemporary dance and theater, stand-up comedy, guided tours and even a Jew's harp concert. Take your pick!"
05.03.18 ... A total of 2,515 performing groups registered for the 2019 Song and Dance Festival "My Fatherland is My Love," including 1,182 choirs and orchestras, 1,221 folk dance and gymnastics troupes and 112 folk ensembles.
04.03.18 ... On Saturday night, opera singer Elina Nechayeva won the tenth Eesti Laul competition with the song "La Forza," with which she will represent Estonia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 in Lisbon this May.
21.02.18 ... Dozens of events are taking place abroad this week to celebrate the Estonian centennial, ranging from concerts of Estonian choirs and ensembles to art, history, movie screenings, and much more.
20.02.18 ... The series of 44 books on a wide range of different topics will eventually provide a broad overview of the first century of Estonian statehood. The first two books revisit the history of the Estonian state and were written by historian and former Prime Minister Mart Laar, and historian Toomas Hiio.
18.02.18 ... Estonian cinematographer Mart Taniel won the American Society of Cinematographers' Spotlight award for his work on Rainer Sarnet's 2017 film November. Spotlight is the ASC's award for professionals from outside the United States.
16.02.18 ... Estonian singer Heli Lääts died on Friday aged 85.
13.02.18 ... The Estonian Institute of Historical Memory is looking for a design for its planned Red Terror Museum. The choice of location, Tallinn's Patarei prison, makes the competition a formidable challenge, as much of the building's historic substance will need to be restored and made visible to visitors.
12.02.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "Here are some recommendations for Valentine's Week that should offer you a lot of nice things to do with your friends and sweethearts. Have a beautiful week!"
06.02.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "The beginning of February brings us winter fun — enjoy Shrove Tuesday activities or great music at Tallinn Winter Festival!"
01.02.18 ... The program of the President of Estonia's centennial reception, to be held at the Estonian National Museum (ERM) in Tartu on Feb. 24, will include a feature film in lieu of the traditional concert, according to Theatre NO99.
29.01.18 ... A selection of cultural events taking place in Estonia this week as curated by culture.ee: "Your life might change forever if you meet with the good-looking cultural events we have chosen for you this week. You just can't resist!"
25.01.18 ... The Baltic film institutions renewed their mutual cooperation agreement at Trieste Film Festival. An addendum sets out the plan to run 12 joint film promotion projects in 2018 on the occasion of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania's centennial year.
25.01.18 ... An empty park bench, overgrown pile of earth, random willow thicket. Mud, gravel, blades of grass. Ordinary chance and a chance ordinariness. The intermittent passage of time. A moment and place to reflect, to be, to do nothing. Banal and also sublime. All this is characteristic of wasteland as a spatial phenomenon.
23.01.18 ... At the introduction of Narva's candidacy for the 2024 European Capital of Culture, President Kersti Kaljulaid said that Narva doesn't deserve its reputation as a depressing place, but that the city has a lot of potential and needs help to get out of what she called its post-industrial trap.
23.01.18 ... As far as the selection of series and movies on Netflix is concerned, Estonia could be in Africa or somewhere in South-East Asia. Though other countries in the EU, "and even Lithuania" as some would say have access to a better choice, Netflix subscribers in Estonia get but a fraction of the company's original product range.
22.01.18 ... Tallinn Music week has announced the first artists to come to its 10th festival, to take place from Apr. 2 to 8 this year. Concerts will be arranged across multiple venues in the city on three nights by 250 artists from all over the world. So far, 67 acts from 18 countries have been confirmed.
21.01.18 ... Minister of Culture Indrek Saar (SDE) is participating in a conference in Switzerland this weekend that for the first time discusses issues of spatial planning and its effect of the quality of life at the highest political level. The conference is taking place on the side of the World Economic Forum in Davos.
19.01.18 ... The Estonian Festival Orchestra started its European concert tour dedicated to the Estonian centennial in Brussels on Thursday evening, where Paavo Järvi conducted Erkki-Sven Tüür's 9th symphony, "Mythos".
18.01.18 ... President Kersti Kaljulaid and her office shouldn't have allowed a situation where a public debate about their choices for the Independence Day reception overshadows the centennial itself, Marina Kaljurand said on ERR's Otse uudistemajast web series on Wednesday.
17.01.18 ... Tallinn's NO99 theatre will contribute the artistic part of this year's Independence Day reception at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu. 104 signatories have sent a public letter to President Kersti Kaljulaid objecting to the choice, as this means director Tiit Ojasoo, who in 2016 shoved and kicked a woman he worked with at the theatre, will be involved in Estonia's centennial Independence Day celebrations. The letter has triggered a fierce debate.
05.01.18 ... The Culture critics' blog at culture.ee has published a full list, broken down by month, of festivals across Estonia to watch for in 2018.
04.01.18 ... Over a period of seven months, a total of 6,000 people under the guidance of 40 instructors wove a massive rag rug as a gift to Estonia on the occasion of the country's upcoming centennial.
31.12.17 ... A new application round with a total value of €2 million is to help bring large-scale international cultural and sporting events to Estonia which could not previously be realized due to funding constraints.
