Tallinn Music Week (TMW), the “festival of tomorrow’s music, arts and ideas” invites visitors to explore European Green Capital Tallinn through its burgeoning art and dining scenes, cycling routes, green corridors and live music in unexpected settings. Taking place from 10th to 14th May, the city festival’s daytime activities reach beyond the TMW hotspots Telliskivi Creative City and Old Town to Lasnamäe District and hidden corners of Tallinn.
Joining forces with the art festival “I Don’t Understand” (“Ma ei saa aru“), two diverse sound art exhibitions will open on Wednesday, 10th May in the Telliskivi Creative City. “Sound Speaks, curated by a musician and cultural events promoter Aivar Tõnso unites seven Estonian artists for a complex perceptual experience in the former industrial building. “Time Lines” installation by Martin Recker and Paul Hauptmeier leads to a dreamlike journey of sound, rhythm and light.
On Thursday, 11th May, the official opening of TMW 2023 takes place in Tallinn Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion, providing the guests also with a rare opportunity to sneak peek at the Spring Exhibition of the Estonian Artists’ Association, which will open to the public on 12th May. From Thursday to Saturday, Krulli Quarter in Kalamaja will get a new lease of life with the light installations by the students of the Estonian Academy of Arts.
Free daytime gigs by a selection of TMW performers take place in unusual places around the city on Friday and Saturday. Fiery French pop duo Charlotte Fever collides with Discours Synthétique’s French synth-wave interpretations in Art Hall’s Lasnamäe Pavilion. Rising Estonian pop producer Karl Killing shares the stage with Nigerian-Canadian Afro-soul artist Sadé Awele at Viru Food Hall in Viru Center. Among the Nordic artists presented by the Nordic Council of Ministers´ Office in Estonia in Telliskivi’s Põhja Konn (Northern Frog) bar are young Swedish multi-talent Graham Lake and anthem-wielding Finns NEØV. Local indie darlings Ouu will perform nearby on the roof of the sea container, the former residency of IDA Radio that will turn into a green-and-orange TMW info desk for the festival week.
Beloved gallery tour curated by the Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC) takes place on Saturday, 13th May, exhibiting recent works by both Estonian and international artists in galleries across the town. Also on Saturday, the collectors of second-hand records and music memorabilia are welcome to join the TMW edition of the Record Fair at the gates of the Baltic Railway Market. Sunday, 14th May finishes the festival off with a bike tour down the Pollinator Highway, a biodiverse green corridor between the city districts.
Over 30 restaurants of Tallinn’s burgeoning food scene are introduced in the TMW Tastes selection, including those featured in the White Guide Nordic as well as the Green Label certified dining places. Special menus and discounts apply to TMW ticket holders throughout the festival week.
Most TMW city festival locations are no more than a 20-minute walk or a 10-minute bike ride from each other, allowing visitors to move around the city in a healthy and environmentally conscious way.
TMW’s green tours and community discussions are supported by Tallinn – European Green Capital 2023.
The city festival’s public conversations Talks as well as programmes for youth and children will be published during April.
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TMW 2023 festival is organised by Shiftworks together with many co-organisers.
TMW city festival partners: Tallinn – European Green Capital, Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center (ECADC), students of the Estonian Academy of Arts (EKA) under the guidance of sculptor Elo Liiv, Endover, the Nordic Council of Ministers in Estonia, Telliskivi Creative City, Viru Center, Record Fair
Art galleries and locations: Tallinn Art Hall Lasnamäe Pavilion, Okapi Gallery, Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Gallery Positiiv, Juhan Kuus Documentary Photography Centre, Vaal Gallery. Telliskivi Creative City Green Hall and B-building’s corridor, Kuppel Gallery, Fotografiska Tallinn, Krulli Quarter
City Stages: Ilma pood, TMW info desk/sea container in Telliskivi Creative City, Põhja Konn, Tallinn Art Hall Lasnamäe Pavilion, Viru Burger x Volta Resto, Viru Food Hall, Salme 12 (Kalamaja Days)
Restaurants: Barbarea, Bliss, Bueno Gourmet, Café Fotografiska Tallinn, CHI, F-hoone, F.Burger, Fika – Bread and Coffee, Guru, Kebaboom, KimiJimi Food Club, Kolm Sibulat – Three Onions, Kolm Tilli pizza & pasta, Külm Ice Cream, La Muu Café, Lee, Lendav Maaler, Lendav Taldrik, MEZE, Mikkeller, Moon, MySushi, Noho, Oasis, Ocean 11, Orangerie, Paju Villa, Paper Mill Coffee & Roastery, Pavlova, Peas Out!, Peet Ruut, Poké Bowl, Rudolf, Salt, Samsa Family Bakers, SMAK, Stereo Street Food, Tsunft, Vapiano, Viru Burger X Volta Resto, Ülo
The festival is supported by Nordic Hotel Forum, the Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Endowment, the city of Tallinn, the UNESCO City of Music Tallinn, and Tallinn – European Green Capital. The partners are Music Estonia, Fairmus, Viru Center, Telliskivi Creative City, Postimees, Öun Drinks, Go Travel, British Council Estonia, and the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia
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Additional info on TMW City Festival:
Art | City Stages | Tastes | Tours | Record Fair
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Art | City Stages/artists | Tastes | Record Fair
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