[1] The building of the Kumu branch of the museum, showing Estonian art from the 18th century onwards, is located nearby in the Kadriorg Park.

The great hall with Catherine's initials and profuse stucco decor (attributed to Heinrich von Bergen) survives, while many other interiors have been altered.

For a time, one of the wings housed the studio of sculptor August Weizenberg while the palace was used for art exhibitions.

From this era, the library in elaborate "Danzig-baroque" style, completed by architect Olev Siinmaa in 1939 is worth mentioning.

The museum was rehoused in temporary locations from 1929 while the palace was being converted into the Estonian head of state's official residence.

[6] This art museum has paintings by Bartholomeus van der Helst, Gillis van Valckenborch ("Burning of Troy"), Jacob Jordaens ("Holy Family"), Lambert de Hondt the Elder, Adriaen Cornelisz Beeldemaker ("Hunter on Horseback"), Maria Dorothea Wagner, Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz, Bernardo Strozzi, Pietro Liberi, Anton Graff, Angelica Kauffman, Francesco Fontebasso, Cornelis Schut, Mikhail Clodt,[citation needed] and Ilya Repin ("Soldier's Tale").