Manor
Muuga Manor
German: Münkenhof
Muuga takes its German name, Münkenhof, from the priest-monks of Pirita convent, which once owned it. In 1860 it was bought by Luise von Neff, wife of the St Petersburg portrait painter Carl Timoleon von Neff. Neff himself designed the grand two-storey neo-Renaissance house in 1866–1872 and painted many of its rooms, with his son Heinrich painting others, while the pale grey marble staircase in the vestibule was a gift from Emperor Alexander II. The family's huge art collection went to the Art Museum of Estonia after the Second World War. Since 1944 the house has held the Muuga basic school; it was thoroughly restored in 1987–1994.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
Eesti keeles
Muuga saksakeelne nimi Münkenhof tuleneb preestermunkadest – mõis kuulus kunagi Pirita kloostrile. 1860. aastal ostis selle Peterburis töötanud portreekunstniku Carl Timoleon von Neffi abikaasa Luise von Neff. Neff ise kavandas aastatel 1866–1872 suurejoonelise kahekorruselise uusrenessanss-stiilis peahoone ja maalis paljude ruumide maalingud, mõned tegi tema poeg Heinrich; vestibüüli helehall marmortrepp oli keiser Aleksander II kingitus. Neffide tohutu kunstikogu viidi pärast Teist maailmasõda Eesti Kunstimuuseumi. 1944. aastast tegutseb majas Muuga põhikool; 1987–1994 hoone põhjalikult restaureeriti.