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The tour is guided by the art historian and exhibition coordinator Aleksandra Murre.

The exhibition showcases the rich collection of the Serlachius Art Foundation. The core of the collection, established by the industrialist Gösta Serlachius, consists of Finnish art from its golden age, i.e. the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with a focus on the work of Akseli Gallen-Kallela. Old Masters from Western Europe and contemporary Finnish art are also represented.

The collection of myths by the ancient Roman poet Ovid, Metamorphoses, has been called the bible of artists, as the stories describing the power games, love intrigues and physical transformations of the gods have inspired artists throughout the centuries. The exhibition is being compiled with international collaboration and presents a selection of artworks and historical prints based on well-known myths exploring the way Ovid’s work and persona have been interpreted in 17th- and 18th-century European art and literature.

The permanent exposition of the Kadriorg Art Museum presents the cream of the foreign art collection of the Art Museum of Estonia, which consists mostly of paintings, sculptures and applied art from Western Europe and Russia from the 16th to the 20th centuries.