Banned Books Museum
The Banned Books Museum in Tallinn, Estonia, is dedicated to the collection, preservation, and exhibition of books that have been banned or censored around the world. The museum was created to promote freedom of speech and unrestricted access to information.- Opening hours:
Wednesday—Friday: 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM—6:00 PM - Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Tallinn, Estonia
- Also known as: “Banned Books” and “Munga 2”
- Address: Munga Munga 2, 10140
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral and House of the Blackheads.
St. Peter and St. Paul’s Cathedral
Church
Photo: Hedwig Storch, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St. Peter and St. Paul's Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tallinn. It is situated on Vene street in the Old Town district of Tallinn, Estonia.
House of the Blackheads
Theater building
Photo: Mike Peel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
House of the Blackheads, or House of the Brotherhood of Black Heads, in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is a former headquarters of the Brotherhood of Blackheads. House of the Blackheads is situated 120 metres northwest of Banned Books Museum.
Tallinn City Museum
Museum
Photo: Oop, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Tallinn City Museum is a city museum in Tallinn, Estonia. The museum was founded in 1937 as Historic Museum of the City of Tallinn. Since 2015 the museum co-operates with Google Inc.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kesklinn and Maakri.
Kesklinn
Suburb
Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kesklinn is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is situated on the Tallinn Bay and bordered to the northwest by the district of Põhja-Tallinn, to the west by Kristiine, to the southwest by Nõmme, to the east by Lasnamäe and Pirita, and to the south by Rae Parish, beyond Lake Ülemiste.
Maakri
Quarter
Maakri is a subdistrict in the district of Kesklinn, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,099. In the last decade Maakri has developed into the main business centre of Tallinn.
Banned Books Museum
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Kesklinna linnaosa, Tallinn, Harju, North Estonia, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude
59.43829° or 59° 26′ 18″ northLongitude
24.74855° or 24° 44′ 55″ eastOpen location code
9GF6CPQX+8COpenStreetMap ID
node 10180264018OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q117054151
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Ukrainian—“Banned Books Museum” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Banned Books Museum”
- Estonian: “Banned Books MTÜ”
- Estonian: “Keelatud Kirjandus”
- Estonian: “Keelatud kirjanduse muuseum”
- Estonian: “Keelatud Kirjanduse Muuseum”
- Finnish: “Kielletty kirjallisuus”
- Finnish: “Kiellettyjen kirjojen museo”
- Finnish: “Kielletyn kirjallisuuden museo”
- Finnish: “Kielletyt kirjat”
- Moroccan Arabic: “متحف د لكتوبا لممنوعين”
- Slovenian: “Banned Books Museum”
- Slovenian: “Muzej prepovedanih knjig”
- Spanish: “Museo de los libros censurados”
- Spanish: “Museo de los libros prohibidos”
- Ukrainian: “Музей заборонених книжок”
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Highlights include Kunstiaken and Dominiiklaste kloostri hoov.
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