Cool museum! I went on international museum day so it was free which made it even better!

This is a quirky museum of the Estonian nation that is worth going to and checking out if in Tallinn. The emphasis of the museum is on the earlier periods of Estonia, rather than the modern history, and perhaps the best collections are the old weaponry (with interspersed modern weapons) in the cellars. You will get a good sense of where the Estonian people emerged from. The money section of the museum is also very interesting, and there is a fascinating comparison of the prices of different goods over time. Don't miss it. One big, very strange omission was any mention of the Holocaust in Estonia. Despite mentions of occupation and WWII, the Holocaust in Estonia was not mentioned AT ALL. This is a strange historical (and moral) omission. Aside from that, this is worth a visit. There is also a weird but interesting exhibit on Freemasonry in Estonia, which feels hilariously propagandistic, but is also worth checking out. Enjoy.

8 Euro for subpar Wikipedia stuff that seems more aimed at children than adults The number and quality of actual exhibits is very poor and they try to make up by text and interactive elements. While the attempt is laudable, the result needs much more work to make it suitable for anyone actually interested in history. To be honest I find the old communist curated museum better than this modern one

For me the exhibition here lacked a guiding narrative. Some elements were really interesting, but everything was a bit random and not comprehensively going through the history of Estonia. I recommend much more a visit to the Tallinn City Museum.

Detailed, interesting and has both English and Estonian descriptions. I've spent over 4 hours here and didn't see everything.

This is not the place to go for HISTORY. It has a musical exhibit in the main floor, money upstairs, weapons/firearms and a person's international clothing and object exhibit in the basement. The only nod to history is a children's video playing. There is a free audio guide. You enter the exhibit number and it plays a description.

An intriguing and captivating stroll through the history of Estonia! We spent about an hour here which was enough time to check everything out. Well out together and a great insight into the history of the Estonian people from 9000 BC through to today.

Excellent museum held in a beautiful building, a huge collection of coins, weapons and various artifacts from all eras and regions.

This is one of the best national history museums I've ever been to. It was cheap to get in, and while it's not big, neither is Estonia so it fits. The exhibits are all interesting and in-depth, translated into English, and many of them are interactive in some way - the basement has an armory with screens that you can use to find out how the guns worked, for example.

Nice building (right across the Holy Spirit Church), weird displays (from medieval artefacts over communist posters to... - really - the first energy saving light bulb ever used in the museum itself). One place on the long, long list of Tallinn places you can spent 30'-45'. Don't overlook the charming little alley next to the museum (you need to walk to the gate left of the museum), where the history of Estonia is litterallly written on the ground.

A very interesting museum. I really liked the musical exposition: very unusual and modern.

Nice little museum. Has a large coin collection.

A lovely museum, not very big but has some really wonderful exhibits. The staff were welcoming and helpful, spoke good English. Descriptions in Estonian and English.

The collection is not very rich but provides a good idea in general about Estonian history and national psychology. There is a pretty good collection of guns from 18-21 century, in the cellar.

(Translated by Google) Estonian History Museum. A small museum in the Old Town. If you are traveling by car, it is a good idea to park it near the Maritime Museum. Cost - 1,50 euros for 30 minutes. If you still want to walk around the Old Town and the Navigation Museum, it might even be more profitable (if the hotel is not far away) to take a flat-rate taxi (like yandex, for example) or public transport. The museum has several interactive exhibits and a special children's room where all exhibits can be touched by hand. Quite a wide collection of weapons and coins that can only be viewed with the eyes and read information. (Original) Igaunijas vēstures muzejs. Neliels muzejs vecpilsētā. Ja braucat ar mašīnu, izdevīgi ir to atstāt stāvvietā netālu no jūras muzeja. Maksa- 1,50 eiro 30 minūtes. Ja ir vēlme vēl staigāt pa vecpilsētu un kuģniecības muzeju, varbūt pat izdevīgāk (ja viesnīca nav tālu) braukt ar fiksētās maksas taksi (kā yandex, piemēram) vai sabiedrisko transportu. Muzejā ir vairākas interaktīvas ekspozīcijas un īpaša istaba bērniem, kur visus eksponātus drīkst aiztikt ar rokām. Diezgan plaša ieroču un monētu kolekcija, ko gan var apskatīt tikai ar acīm un palasīt informāciju.

Wonderful medieval building with very interesting Estonian history

Very kind and helpful staff. I learned a lot here, especially why Estonia didn't become a kingdom. The guild hall area at the bottom was very medieval looking and informative

The mediaeval Great Guild Hall has always played an important role in the life of the city. The permanent exhibition at the History Museum, 'SPIRIT OF SURVIVAL. 11,000 years of Estonian History' (opened in 2011), helps to understand the uniqueness of the people who have lived in Estonia and introduces historical events that have affected them the most. The exhibition discloses the story of Estonian past through rooms with different topics, such as the Gun Room that tells about wars, the exhibition 'Power of the Elite' that talks about the Great Guild and mediaeval trade. You can also see different currencies and take part in historical events in the interactive time capsule.

A lovely little museum in a historic guild hall that provides an excellent overview of Estonian history, along with some background on the building. This is a great first stop on a trip to Estonia, as it provides ample context to sights in the country. It’s also enjoyable to wonder through and read about the building. A can’t miss for history fans, and strongly recommended for anyone else.

(Translated by Google) Ekytn THERE talllines (Original) Ekytn TYSÄ talllines

An informative interactive museum, in a medieval building right at the heart of city's Oldtown, located on the most highlighted street in the old town.

Great museum for Estonian history. It would be 5 star except this refurbished museum is falling into disrepair as some of the interactive displays have failed.

(Translated by Google) Very cool place (Original) Очень классное место

I have never been to a museum with such a huge variety of awesome things. It is definitely a must see!!

A very nice museum, although it could portray in a more complete way the history of Estonia.

Very well put together exhibits. Lots of interesting tidbits about the building, and nice thematic approaches to Estonian history. Several short videos provided overviews of the history of the area, from prehistoric to present. Highly recommend.

Main floor exhibition is full of great info about Estonia’s history. Check out the video following history over time as told by a ghost from Estonia’s past. Downstairs just has info about the building itself and a little bit about military history. Solid museum!

A bit overpriced, but interesting. To get the full experience, be prepared to read a lot.

Interesting museum in Tallinn

Topic is important to understand Tallinn's history. Unfortunately too much to read and some rooms are filled with to things where one got the impression that they needed to fill a room.

A really interesting and reasonably priced museum. Definitely worth a wander round. Lots of interesting information and interactive exhibits but not tooooo much.

Very informative about Estonia's history as well as the guild history and what they did historically with helpful staff to explain things. Spent a little over 3 hours, all very interesting.

Lots of history of how Estonia finally became an independent country. Very complex history. I'd like to see photos of the excavation sites, i.e. when warriors were unearthed with bear claws and dogs buried with them near the boundaries of the country. Very complex history- maybe a timeliness would improve the jnderstabding. Nice senior discount.

The Gothic Great Guild Hall was built for the Hanseatic merchants in 1410. It is now the Estonian History Museum. The building itself is worth seeing and the collection is, too.

Museum gives information about the city and its history. It is not that coherent but moce to spend a hour or two.

Nice museum housed in a guild hall with so much history to it. There’s so much to see inside the museum and you can easily spend an hour admiring the artefacts. Highly recommend paying a visit if you have the Tallinn card.

This museum present an interesting part of Estonian history as a whole but also specifically about the city it self. You get a better idea of the affect the guild had in local life and politics. Unfortunately when i went, the wall section was closed, but the rest was interesting.

Beautiful building. Love the architecture, absobuluty amazing. The instrument displayed were very interesting. Music playing was very nice. Videos were fun to watch.

One of the exhibitions were closed when I went there but overall the museum is interesting to know more about Estonian history. Everything is translated to English and the price is very fair for what you get

Not much to see, annoying audio sounds that makes no sense to the scene. Some non related items are displayed in the exhibition. For the price of the entrance, there are much more better choices to have.

Nice place needs to be visited to have an idea in a shortcut of the history of the city

The Great Guild Hall is one of the most historically significant Hanseatic era buildings that you will come across on this free Tallinn walking tour. The Gothic building dates to 1417 and has retained its original appearance through the centuries, although the windows were restructured in the late 19th century. The Great Guild Hall served as the home of the most powerful of the city’s guilds, uniting the German-speaking mercantile elite into an organization that effectively controlled Tallinn’s commerce. Its doors were closed to smaller merchants and artisans, who were instead forced to form lesser institutions. Besides being the gathering place for its members, the Great Guild was also the focus of many of medieval Tallinn’s social events. It was often rented out for wedding parties and court sessions and used to be the starting as well as the endpoint of most festive cavalcades. Today, the building is home to a branch of the Estonian History Museum whose collection of historical artifacts covers Estonian history from the Stone Age to the mid-19th century.

Opened on a Monday specially for our group. Displays from the long history of Estonia. Once the center of medieval economic life in Tallinn, the building is 500 years old

An eclectic museum, which won't suit everyone. Even still, with the Tallinn card it was worth a visit. They do have some good exhibitions, on different levels

The main exhibit was closed and the rest seemed disjointed. The weapon room was great, the random artifact room with Egyptian stuff was also cool but didn't relate to anything, and the biggest exhibit open was just about the history of the building itself.

Nice little museum. Audio guide free with you own phone + their app. Here you get to know the history of Estonia and it's people. Downstairs you get to know more about this house.

The Great Guild Hall, nice place to know Estonia's history.

(Translated by Google) Special building, good location, interesting exhibition. (Original) Eriline hoone, hea asukoht, huvitav näitus.

(Translated by Google) Very nice museum sorted by topic. Here the history of Estonia is dealt with, with a special focus on the Tallinn Guild, in whose former building the museum is located. Pieces are represented from prehistory to the 21st century and invite you to travel back in time. The museum staff is very friendly, well informed and open to questions. I was treated very friendly and competent and would come back anytime! (Original) Sehr schönes, nach Themen sortiertes Museum. Hier wird die Geschichte Estlands, mit besonderen Fokus auf der Gilde Tallinns, in dessen ehemaligen Gebäude das Museum befindet, behandelt. Vom der Vorgeschichte bis ins 21. Jahrhundert sind Stücke vertreten und laden zu einer Zeitreise ein. Das Museumspersonal ist sehr freundlich, gut informiert und für Fragen offen. Ich wurde sehr freundlich und kompetent behandelt und würde jederzeit wieder kommen!

(Translated by Google) Interesting history of Tallinn. (Original) Mielenkiintoinen Tallinnan historiasta.

(Translated by Google) All countries, no matter how small, have their history and their right to be. (Original) Tots els països, per petits que siguin, tenen la seva història i el seu dret a ser.

(Translated by Google) It is an interesting place to see the history of a country (Original) És un lloc interessant per veure l història d un país

(Translated by Google) In the past, NL times were a much more interesting display. (Original) Varem NL aegu oli palju huviravam väljapanek.

(Translated by Google) Very interesting (Original) Väga põnev

(Translated by Google) Interesting building. The museum has three floors plus a changing exhibition. (Original) Интересное здание. В музее три этажа плюс меняющаяся выставка.

Really modern museum and it's a perfect size. You get nice and interesting overview in sensible time, so it's a good idea to step in while having a walk in the Old Town.

(Translated by Google) Finnish narration on mobile phone free of charge. (Original) Suomenkielinen selostus kännykällä ilmaiseksi.

(Translated by Google) The basement was interesting, for example the flea catcher was new to me. The video illustrating the working principle of firearms was also interesting and instructive. The Freemasonry exhibition was not interesting - mostly text, a few pieces of clothing. The hall on the first floor was pointless - things from different periods were mixed up in the display cases. In the coin hall on the second floor, it would be good if the coins had a proper magnifying glass (can be attached to the display case with a chain), otherwise it is difficult to understand the pictures and lettering of the coins. You can also take 20 megapixel pictures of the coins with a telephone camera and print them out in large size, as a catalog next to the coins so that you can study what is written on the coins. Instead of showcase lighting, which sometimes does not work or is very dim, it would be cheaper and better for visitors to borrow LED flashlights. Whoever buys an eight-euro ticket will hardly steal a lamp for a few euros, and the return of the lamp can be made a prerequisite for exit. Using the phone's flashlight drains the battery quickly. (Original) Keldrikorrus oli huvitav, näiteks kirbupüüdja oli minu jaoks uus. Tulirelvade tööpõhimõtet illustreeriv video oli ka huvitav ja õpetlik. Vabamüürlaste näitus polnud huvitav – enamasti tekst, mõned üksikud riidetükid. Esimese korruse saal oli mõttetu - eri ajaperioodide asjad olid vitriinidesse segamini kokku pandud. Mündisaalis teisel korrusel oleks hea kui müntide juures oleks korralik suurendusklaas (võib ketiga vitriini külge panna), muidu on müntide piltidest ja kirjast raske aru saada. Võib ka müntidest telefonikaameraga 20 megapikslised pildid teha ja suurelt välja printida, kataloogina müntide kõrvale panna, et saaks müntidele kirjutatut uurida. Vitriinide valgustuse asemel, mis kohati ei tööta või on väga tuhm, oleks odavam ja parem külastajatele LED taskulambid laenata. Kes kaheksaeurose pileti ostab, see vaevalt paarieurost lampi varastama hakkab ja väljapääsu eelduseks võib ju teha lambi tagastamise. Telefoni taskulambi kasutamisega tühjeneb aku kiiresti.

A tiny but well maintained eclectic museum. The venue itself is very historical and impressive. Has a great collection of firearms and some curiosities from different world cultures, including a mummified hand.

Interesting museum in the centre of Tallinn. The building is the old Guild House, the museum staffand are very helpful, and one of them was kind enough to take the time to tell us all about the history of the building and the exhibits, which really brought the museum to life. There is an audio guide that you can rent, or download via an app on your phone. I could not get the app to work, so really appreciated the explanations from the staff there.

Nice little museum. The two collections are worth mentioning: coin collection and firearms display at the basement. Also they have cute little details written on plates here and there about history and day-to-day lives of citizens. All items are well preserved.

An unexpectedly quaint museum. A meditative and introspective installation on Estonia's path to becoming Eesti. An easy, but informative examination of the concept of a guild hall. Better than expected exhibits of weapons/firearms and historical coins (the info-graphics on purchasing power were especially useful). About 1.5-2 hours is plenty of time. Paid 4 Euros a piece with the family package.

The exhibits were very informative, but unfortunately they didn't follow a logical order. Loved the interactive touch screen quizzes! :)

"What is it" exhibition is pretty inventive. Plenty of coins and notes in money exhibition.

A nice museum in the old centre of Tallinn. The museum present a good overview of the estonian history since the last ice age and is well worth a visit even if you're in a bit of a hurry.

Well kept, maintained, and displayed. Facilities are very clean and On the 2nd floor, many coins displayed well! Recommend underground floor to explore to cool down if it is hot outside. Minimum one to two hours and I wanted three hours to go through! Enjoyed a lot!

(Translated by Google) Nice and interesting museum (Original) Schönes und interessantes Museum

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The perfect place to discover more about the History of the estonian people and learn about merchant guilds! Hight-quality, enriching and nice inhibition in a beautiful place !

(Translated by Google) Nothing good. (Original) Nieko gero.

It had quite nice exhibitions, not much to offer though

(Translated by Google) I went with a seven year old child. Interesting and educational for both. Very nice staff there! (Original) Käisin koos seitsme aastase lapsega. Huvitav ja hariv mõlemale. Väga toredad töötajad seal!

Museum is fairly small, but includes exhibits about the history of Estonia as well as a history of the building as well as a couple of temporary exhibits about famous Estonians. It was a little disorganised however had a mixture of exhibits, interactive quizzes, historical artefacts, videos and reading. It has plenty of places to sit. Some of the toilets smelled a little but the other was clean. It was definitely worth it as part of the Tallinn Card.

Really awesome history museum. You're able to learn about Estonia's 11,000 year history, English translations are included throughout.

(Translated by Google) Very meaningful and good overview of history. 5+ (Original) Väga sisukas ja hea ülevaade ajaloost. 5+

Interesting house and exebitions

(Translated by Google) Curiously, the excellent modern organization of the museum space. But there is nothing to exhibit (( (Original) Любопытно, отличная современная организация музейного пространства.Но выставлять нечего((

Very nice museum to learn about the history of Estonia. I’d recommend it!

(Translated by Google) A heterogeneous museum which mixes a bit the eras but in a place steeped in history which is worth a visit. (Original) Musée hétéroclite qui mélange un peu les époques mais dans un lieu chargé d’histoire qui vaut la visite.

(Translated by Google) The historic site is one of the most interesting in Tallinn (Original) Историческое место - одно из самых интересных в Таллине

(Translated by Google) An interesting museum with an abundance of interactive screens. A very busy hall with money - A LOT OF MONEY from different eras and states. There is also a very busy room with weapons, where there are cold and firearms, and on interactive screens you can "live" the charging and use of some types of firearms. There are enough beautiful postcards at the checkout (prettier than in many souvenir shops) I did not regret that I spent 8 euros for the ticket. (Original) Интересный музей с обилием интерактивных экранов. Очень насыщенный зал с деньгами - ОЧЕНЬ МНОГО ДЕНЕГ разных эпох и государств. Также очень насыщенный зал с оружием, где есть и холодное и огнестрельное оружие, а на интерактивных экранах можно "прожить" зарядку и использование некоторых видов огнестрела. На кассе достаточно красивых открыток(симпатичней, чем во многих сувенирных лавках) Не пожалела что потратила 8 евро за билет.

(Translated by Google) History of Tallinn and ethnos. (Original) История Таллина и этноса.

(Translated by Google) Must visit. (Original) Обязательно посетить.

(Translated by Google) History of the place (Original) Ajalugu koht

(Translated by Google) We visited the exhibition dedicated to George Ots. Interesting. For the first time I learned some facts from his biography. It is a pity that the exhibition is small. And time flew by quickly. (Original) Посетили выставку, посвященную Георгу Отсу. Интересно. Некоторые факты из его биографии узнала впервые. Жаль, что выставка небольшая. И время пролетело быстро.

(Translated by Google) Interesting building Varied and diverse exhibition (Original) Batiment intéressant Exposition variée et hétéroclite