Children’s Museum Miiamilla

The pavilion in Kadriorg Children’s Park was built in 1936 – 1937 based on a design by architects Villem Seidra and Alar Kotli and situated in the simultaneously designed Youth Park. During the Soviet era, the building was used for the purposes of a sports school, only to be left mostly vacant in the beginning of the 21st century with the sole occupancy of a dance studio in the great hall. The pavilion was restored in 2008 – 2009 and converted to Kadriorg Children’s Museum Miiamilla.  

Design work for the Youth Park in 1936 – 1937 was personally curated by none other than the State Elder Konstantin Päts and his brother Peeter Päts, Head of State Parks Administration. The pavilion was built using materials and parts collected from demolished earlier park structures, incl. the wood pillars from galleries that formerly stood in the Lower Garden. The building housed dressing rooms that serviced the adjacent outdoor swimming pools and wintertime ice rink, sports equipment rental, and a cafeteria. The grand hall served as a concert and movie screening venue.

Also read about the history of the Youth Park.