The Mikkel Museum is a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia (Estonian: Eesti Kunstimuuseum), located in Kadriorg park in Tallinn. It displays a collection of mainly Western art and ceramics, and Chinese porcelain, donated by art collector Johannes Mikkel in 1994.
Mikkel Museum
Mikkeli muuseum
The Mikkel Museum is housed in the former Kadriorg palace kitchen building
The museum was founded to house the art collection of Johannes Mikkel, who in 1994 had donated his collection of foreign art to the Art Museum of Estonia. Johannes Mikkel (1907–2006) came from southern Estonia, studied various subjects (including art) at the University of Tartu and worked, after World War II, in Tallinn as a manager in several antique shops. Through his vast network he was able to assemble the collection of the present museum. In 1996, the former kitchen building (built 1754) of nearby Kadriorg Palace, where the Art Museum of Estonia's main collection of foreign art is displayed, was renovated to house the Mikkel collection.[2]
In addition to pictures, the collection also displays a set of European ceramics and Chinese porcelain. The Mikkel collection is the only place in Estonia to house a representative European ceramics collection, spanning several centuries. The core of the collection are several pieces of Meissen porcelain, but it also features pieces of Sèvres porcelain, Royal Copenhagen porcelain and Russian Imperial porcelain. The Chinese porcelain collection is focused on blue-and-white porcelain.[5]
Referencesedit
^(PDF) (in Estonian). Kultuuriministeerium. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 January 2015. Retrieved 30 January 2015.
^. Art Museum of Estonia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^. Art Museum of Estonia. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^. Art Museum of Estonia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
^. Art Museum of Estonia. Archived from the original on 30 November 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
External linksedit
Official website
April 11, 2024
mikkel, museum, branch, museum, estonia, estonian, eesti, kunstimuuseum, located, kadriorg, park, tallinn, displays, collection, mainly, western, ceramics, chinese, porcelain, donated, collector, johannes, mikkel, 1994, mikkeli, muuseumthe, housed, former, kad. The Mikkel Museum is a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia Estonian Eesti Kunstimuuseum located in Kadriorg park in Tallinn It displays a collection of mainly Western art and ceramics and Chinese porcelain donated by art collector Johannes Mikkel in 1994 Mikkel MuseumMikkeli muuseumThe Mikkel Museum is housed in the former Kadriorg palace kitchen buildingEstablished25 June 1997 1997 06 25 LocationWeizenbergi 28 Tallinn EstoniaCoordinates59 26 16 7 N 24 47 26 6 E 59 437972 N 24 790722 E 59 437972 24 790722TypeArt museumCollectionsWestern art Chinese porcelainCollection size600Visitors10 744 2013 1 FounderJohannes MikkelCuratorMarie JohansonPublic transit accessKadriorg TLTWebsitewww mikkelimuuseum ee Contents 1 History 2 Collection 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe museum was founded to house the art collection of Johannes Mikkel who in 1994 had donated his collection of foreign art to the Art Museum of Estonia Johannes Mikkel 1907 2006 came from southern Estonia studied various subjects including art at the University of Tartu and worked after World War II in Tallinn as a manager in several antique shops Through his vast network he was able to assemble the collection of the present museum In 1996 the former kitchen building built 1754 of nearby Kadriorg Palace where the Art Museum of Estonia s main collection of foreign art is displayed was renovated to house the Mikkel collection 2 Collection editThe museum contains about 600 objects The nucleus of the collection is the large amount of Western graphic art from the 16th to 19th centuries with a special focus on the Dutch Golden Age The part of the collection devoted to graphics include works by Albrecht Durer Lucas Cranach Rembrandt Claude Lorrain Adriaen van Ostade Jacob van Ruisdael and Felicien Rops A substantial part of the collection is also devoted to paintings from roughly the same time span including works by Melchior d Hondecoeter and Jean Francois de Troy as well as a portrait from the studio of Anthony van Dyck 3 4 In addition to pictures the collection also displays a set of European ceramics and Chinese porcelain The Mikkel collection is the only place in Estonia to house a representative European ceramics collection spanning several centuries The core of the collection are several pieces of Meissen porcelain but it also features pieces of Sevres porcelain Royal Copenhagen porcelain and Russian Imperial porcelain The Chinese porcelain collection is focused on blue and white porcelain 5 References edit Kultuuriministeeriumi haldusala muuseumide kulastatavus 2013 PDF in Estonian Kultuuriministeerium Archived from the original PDF on 30 January 2015 Retrieved 30 January 2015 About Johannes Mikkel Art Museum of Estonia Archived from the original on 19 February 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2013 About Johannes Mikkel Art Museum of Estonia Archived from the original on 19 February 2013 Retrieved 25 February 2013 Johannes Mikkel collection Art Museum of Estonia Archived from the original on 30 November 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2013 Johannes Mikkel collection Art Museum of Estonia Archived from the original on 30 November 2012 Retrieved 25 February 2013 External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mikkel Museum amp oldid 1199933804, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
