Estonian National Museum

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Estonian National Museum
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Inside the main exhibition hall
national costumes:
1. Kadrina 2. Mihkli 3. Seto 4. Paistu

The Estonian National Museum (

folklorist Jakob Hurt's heritage, to Estonian ethnography and folk art. The first items for the museum were originally collected in the latter part of the 19th century.[2]

The museum tracks the history, life and traditions of the

tankards illustrates the traditional peasant fests and holidays. The exhibition includes an array of other handicrafts from hand-woven carpets to linen tablecloths.[4]

History

The museum opened at

Tartu University since 1919.[6] Raadi Manor had been the ancestral home of Baltic German art collectors like Karl Eduard von Liphart and his son Ernst Friedrich von Liphart. They had moved away in 1860 but their collections remained although the most valuable parts had been sold starting in 1920. Although they were lovers of art the Lipharts were not well regarded by the local Estonians. They were seen as "culturally revolting" Baltic Germans at that time.[7]

Tartu Offensive during World War II.[8] After this the airfield dominated not just the museum but the whole of the city. The airfield became a secret Soviet bomber base and there was no room for the museum's collection. During this time Tartu's culture was hidden. The museum's artefacts had to be stored in churches and other spare space around the city and the air base meant that foreigners were not allowed to visit the city.[7]

In 2005 the Estonian Ministry of Culture and the Union of Estonian Architects announced together with the museum an international competition for the Estonian National Museum's new building.[9] The project was won by an international collaboration of architects for the work Memory Field: Dan Dorell (Paris, France), Lina Ghotmeh (Paris, France), and Tsuyoshi Tane [ja] (Paris, France).[10]

The grand opening took place in Autumn 2016.[11][12] The new single storey building houses the museum as well as supplying conference space and a cinema. The building design incorporates the history of the site including the manor, the war and the airfield.[7][13]

In August 2021 the head of the museum, Alar Karis, was elected by Estonia's parliament to the position of President of Estonia.[14]

References

  1. Eesti Rahva Muuseum
    (in English)
  2. ISBN 978-0-8179-2852-0
    .
  3. ^ "Echo of the Urals". www.erm.ee. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ISBN 978-1-85828-840-6
    .
  5. ISBN 9785797900962
    .
  6. ^ History, University of Tartu, retrieved 1 January 2014
  7. ^ a b c Estonian National Museum, When ...Where is this? Archived 2014-01-01 at the Wayback Machine, Estonian National Museum, retrieved 3 January 2014
  8. ^ History of Manor Archived 2015-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Eesti. Rahva Muuseum, retrieved 31 December 2013
  9. ^ "The Estonian National Museum's New building". 2005-07-24. Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2008-09-25.
  10. ^ "Multi national collaboration provides winning formula". 27 Jan 2006. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
  11. ^ Tore, Ozgur. "A New Mega-Venue Opens in Tartu, Estonia". FTNnews. Archived from the original on 2016-10-12. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  12. ^ ERR (2016-09-30). "Estonian National Museum hosts opening gala ahead of Oct. 1 opening". ERR. Retrieved 2017-04-15.
  13. ^ ERMi ehitus 2015
  14. ^ Westendarp, Louis (31 August 2021). "Estonia elects museum boss as new president". Politico Europe. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

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