Heavy Artillery Hall

The machine pool of the heavy artillery display mainly dates back to the period from 1930 to 1960, and the majority of the items formed part of the armament of various countries in World War II and during the Cold War. The exhibit also features a range of vehicles used by the Estonian Defence Forces in the 1990s and even later.

The focal point of the exhibit are 24 guns and three mortars donated by the Finnish War Museum. The selection includes howitzers and guns, light infantry guns, anti‑tank guns and anti‑aircraft guns. The more robust pieces are a Soviet 130‑mm M-46 gun and a German 88‑mm anti‑aircraft gun 8.8-cm-FlaK 18/36/37, and the collection also includes a 150‑mm gun.

The visitors are often fascinated by the German Sturmgeschütz III self‑propelled gun; the Finnish army acquired these guns in World War II and kept them in its armaments until the 1960s. The Swedish Tgbil m/42 armoured vehicle was part of the weaponry donated by Sweden to the Estonian Defence Forces in the 1990s.

Since 2022 a tank T-34/85 known as monument tank of Narva is also located in the heavy artillery hall.

In 2024, one of the best-known achievements of the Estonian defence industry, the THeMIS, a multi-purpose unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) from Milrem Robotics, found its place in the Heavy Artillery Hall.

The Heavy Artillery Hall is also housing an exhibition on the 11-year mission of the Estonian Defence Forces in Afghanistan.

The artillery guns and military vehicle hangar is located on Vehema Road (Vehema tee) 1a, 300 metres from the Museum main building and is open from May to November, Wed-Sun from 11 am to 6 pm. Group visits outside the opening hours must be scheduled beforehand.

Tickets for visiting the exhibition can be bought on spot for cash. Tallinn Card and Estonian Museum Card are valid. For card payments, we kindly ask you to turn to the museum shop in the main building, Mõisa Road (Mõisa tee) 1. The ticket is valid for both the main building and the heavy artillery hangar.