“Vivian Maier: Discovered Works”: a closer look with Toomas Volkmann

The story of Vivian Maier (1926–2009) is one of the most remarkable in the history of photography.

Fotografiska’s autumn season exhibition, “Vivian Maier: Discovered Works”, offers a complete view of Maier’s dense, rich and multi-layered archive, which gives a captivating account of America in the last century and of the shadow side of the American dream.

A CLOSER LOOK WITH TOOMAS VOLKMANN

An exhibition can be seen from endless angles. A closer look brings people from different fields of creative and working life to Fotografiska’s exhibitions and invites them on special tours, where views from different backgrounds enrich the discussion and open new connections in art.

On this tour you meet Maier’s works through the eyes of photo artist Toomas Volkmann. Volkmann’s tours, full of substance, excitement and surprising observations, have already become legendary at Fotografiska, holding listeners through incredible connections and leading them to entirely new ways of thinking. What makes this tour special is that Toomas Volkmann is a great fan and admirer of Vivian Maier’s work.

What kind of dialogue arises in the exhibition hall, among Vivian Maier’s pictures, is revealed on the spot. The discussions, exchanges of ideas and synergy that arise on Fotografiska’s special tours happen only on that one evening in the exhibition hall, and those who are there take part in them.

“VIVIAN MAIER: DISCOVERED WORKS”, 19 SEPTEMBER 2026 – 17 JANUARY 2027

The story of Vivian Maier is one of the most remarkable in the history of photography. While working as a nanny, she spent much of her days on the streets of New York and Chicago with the children she looked after.

It was there that she gained a unique view of the rhythms of cities, colourful characters and unexpected moments that make up everyday life. Between the 1950s and 1980s she recorded post-war America in a way that became an exceptional visual portrait of the age, yet remained hidden from the public for decades.

Only after Maier’s death was her work discovered, and it has placed her among the most important street photographers of the 20th century.

The tour is in Estonian.

The tour starts and takes place in the second-floor exhibition hall.

If needed or wished, you can use the lift to move between floors.

Please note that the tour may sometimes run a little over the planned time, as exciting stories do not always fit neatly into the time allowed.

Before or after the tour you may look at the exhibitions for as long as you like, although at some point we will switch the lights off.

Ticket €25 / concession €20 / Fotografiska Membership €17