The Estonian Art Museum (KUMU) received the European Museum of the Year Award 2008. Designed by Pekka Vapaavuori out of Finland, it showcases nonconformist art as well as modern and contemporary.The project includes exhibition halls, a lecture hall, and an educational centre geared toward young visitors. The large glazed facades reflect modern Estonia and the public spaces’ daylighting needs. It engages the ground, and curved spaces accommodate particular exhibition spaces. The colorful tints on traditional residential materials also reflect the communicative purpose of the art.
This project was completed in 2006.
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(Lars Plougmann– flickr/creative commons license)
