Hotel Viru & KGB museum

Once upon a time, a hotel called Viru was built. The year was 1972 and just a little less than 20 years of the Soviet period was left to endure. A hotel, good enough to accommodate foreigners, also had to be good enough for the national security bodies – the KGB ...
 
Th is is not just a story about the relations between a hotel and the KGB. Th e museum represents a collection of the stories of two worlds. In one of them, mostly existing on paper, happy Soviet people enjoyed a life of plenty and friendship, led by a single wise political party. Th ere were no accidents or catastrophes; there wasn’t even sex. The other world – the real one – had a nature much more diverse and complicated.
 
The Capital of Culture Tallinn and Sokos Hotel Viru invite you to a world where an hour spent will make this era understandable and tangible!

Tickets 8 €, for the hotel customers 6 €

Museum ticket will grant you free entry to Night Club Café Amigo the same day (except special events).

TOURS (with a guide only):

10:00 am in FINNISH
11:30 am in ENGLISH
01:00 pm in FINNISH
02:30 pm in RUSSIAN or ENGLISH
04:00 pm in FINNISH
05:30 pm in ESTONIAN or RUSSIAN

01.11.12-30.04.2012 closed on Mondays!

For groups the tours can be booked to all weekdays. Also exceptional tour times and languages possible on request!

For visiting the museum pre-bookings required!

Info and bookings:
Sokos Hotel Viru, Sales Service, tel +372 680 9300, Mon-Fri 8 am to 6 pm or viru.reservation@sok.fi