The Mikkel Museum is a curious addition to the Tallinn museum scene. Located in the Kadriorg park area with a bunch of other museums, Mikkel showcases the personal collection of one Estonian man who would not bow to Soviet sameness, but filled his apartment with (what he thought were) priceless artifacts from all over the world.

Now, to be honest, his enthusiasm was greater than his knowledge on these matters, and while he did accumulate a good many genuine pieces, he also found a lot of reproductions and outright fakes. Still, this museum stands as a testament to one man's search for beauty, which should be applauded in itself.

Compared to the other museums at the park, this is still more of a curiosity though, one that I visited thanks to it being included in the Tallinn card, which I definitely recommend!

We purchased a combo ticket at Kadriorg Art Museum and visited this Museum though it was drizzling a bit. Located in the midst of enchanting park, this place that was kitchen building of Kadriorg Palace, houses the largest and rare private collection donated by Johannes Mikkel. Opened in 1997, the permanent exhibition consist of western European, Russian, Chinese and Estonian art between 16th to 20th centuries. The brochure of exhibition is quite educative and as well as informative.

I found the exhibit in the museum to be a bit quirky; upstairs artifacts were interesting enough. They have a locker area where you can secure your backpack, etc. When I visited, it was $5€ to enter. The lady selling the tickets was a bit forceful, but I suspect it was more due to a language barrier than anything. Overall, an interesting enough place to visit.