10 Museums in Tartu County That You Shouldn't Miss

December 25, 2021 Chanda Heide

Discover the best top things to do in Tartu County, Estonia including Typa, Museum of Living History in Varnja, Tartu Toy Museum, Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum, Estonian Literary Museum, AHHAA Science Centre, University of Tartu Museum, Eduard Tubin Museum, University of Tartu Natural History Museum, Oskar Luts House Museum.
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1. Typa

Kastani 48F, Tartu 50410 Estonia +372 5682 8117 [email protected] http://www.typa.ee/
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Typa

TYPA is a design centre for print and paper art where we display a host of historic presses and traditional techniques from papermaking to letterpress book printing. Old machinery is complemented by contemporary architectural paper objects and folded designs. Artists from all around the world work in the studio and display their works in the on-site gallery. As a visitor, you will be given a tour around the centre, during which you will be able to experience work both as a papermaker and a printer. We will take you 2000 years back in history and work our way back into the modern digital world. The tour is included in the price of the ticket, lasts for about 1-1,5 h and is suitable for kids as well as adults. In addition to the tour, we can host various workshops. Ask your tour guide for more information. In our shop corner, you can find a selection of journals and notebooks that we manufacture by hand and we also take custom orders for diaries and albums, as well as custom prints.

Reviewed By Z4466OCjimc

Our guide Aydan, she is amazing and very cultivated artist. Thanks to her guiding, we discovered a lot about Heildelberg, Gutenberg and other paper printing procedures. Thanks a lot Aydan, and Typa!

2. Museum of Living History in Varnja

Varnja Alevik, Peipsiaare vald, Varnja 60302 Estonia +372 745 2925
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Museum of Living History in Varnja

3. Tartu Toy Museum

Lutsu 8, Tartu 51006 Estonia +372 746 1777 [email protected] http://www.mm.ee/en
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Tartu Toy Museum

Located in an old wooden building in the heart of Tartu’s Old Town, the Toy Museum transports its adult visitors back to their most joyous childhood days and offers children plenty to see and do. The permanent exhibit displays toys that children in Estonia have played with throughout the ages. The display also includes artist-made dolls, souvenir dolls from around the globe and traditional Finno-Ugric toys. The museum has play and workshop rooms, and the exhibit rooms also offer plenty to keep one busy. Alternating exhibits and children’s activities are organized at the museum. In Theatre House there is a theatre stage, Children’s Studio, and dollhouse museum. Theatre House is a unique theatre which gets its inspiration from the Toy Museum, childhood, games and memories.

Reviewed By ZaneJek - Valmiera, Latvia

The playroom was wow for our 4year old daughter! And we also liked the exposition. Good memories about our own childhood

4. Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum

Ruutli 15, Tartu 51007 Estonia +372 730 0750 [email protected] http://spordimuuseum.ee/
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Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum

Due to construction of the new Experience Center, the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum is temporarily closed since 31st of May 2020. The new Experience Center, together with the new permanent exhibition will be reopened later in the same year. The Estonian Sports Museum, founded in 1963, is the largest sports museum in the Baltics. Exhibition rooms on three floors, historic cellar and specialized library just in the centre of Tartu are worth discovering. Guided tours available!

5. Estonian Literary Museum

Vanemuise 42, Tartu 51003 Estonia +372 737 7700 [email protected] http://www.kirmus.ee/
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Estonian Literary Museum

The history of the Estonian Literary Museum is the history of its collections. Pastor of Parnu JH Rosenplanter started collecting manuscripts systematically in the first decades of the 19th century and its is thanks to him that the autographs of KJ Peterson, OW Masing and others have been preserved.

6. AHHAA Science Centre

Sadama 1, Tartu 51004 Estonia +372 745 6789 [email protected] http://www.ahhaa.ee/
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AHHAA Science Centre

New temporary exhibition "Aha, Phobias!" open from 5 June! A perfect place for a family holiday, AHHAA is the biggest science centre in Estonia and the Baltic states, located in Tartu. Physics, chemistry, biology and technology have never been made so simple and fun. In addition to three large exhibition halls, you're welcome to our workshops, science theatre shows and one-of-a-kind fully spherical planetarium. AHHAA is open 363 days a year, which means you're always welcome to visit us!

Reviewed By ElisPold - Tallinn, Estonia

Us two adults went for the very first time and I gotta say we didn't expect to get stuck in there for 4 hours with so much still to see! You'll need way more time to experience all :) We loved it and had lots of fun learning new things and also reconnecting to our inner-child. The range of exhibitions and stuff to do was wide and the info about things was plentyful. This is a place for discovering through trying stuff out not just looking or reading, which was really cool. There were enough options to desinfect hands at every step also. Great place, hoping to visit again next year!

7. University of Tartu Museum

Lossi 25, Tartu 51003 Estonia +372 737 5674 [email protected] http://www.muuseum.ut.ee/en
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University of Tartu Museum

Ideas Rule the World - 400 Years of University History The University of Tartu Museum gives an overview of the history of science and university education from the 17th century to the present day - come and experience the rich legacy of the University and explore its tales of science, art, astronomy, medicine and student life! The Museum is situated in the centre of Tartu on Toome Hill, the historic heart of both Tartu and the University campus. The permanent exhibition of the Museum gives an overview of the history of the University of Tartu and science. Each year a new annual exhibition is opened to visitors. The Museum's White Hall is one of the most prestigious venues in Tartu and invites you to visit its display on the history of the University of Tartu. Morgenstern Hall introduces the history of student organisations and the Museum building. The Treasury is home to the truly rare gems of the University, which have rarely, if ever, been on display. The Crazy Scientist's Office invites both young and old researchers to take part in its interactive explorations, experiments and construction workshops. The towers of Tartu Cathedral and their viewing platforms are open to visitors from spring to autumn. On the ground floor of the museum you can find the Cathedral Shop that offers different products on the tales of Toome Hill as well as the historical and contemporary scientific achievements of the University of Tartu, souvenirs, jewellery, both books and films on the history of the university as well as objects inked to the deeds of famous professors and much more. The University of Tartu Museum other branches are the University of Tartu Art Museum, the Old Observatory and the Old Anatomical Theatre (the Old Anatomical Theatre is currently closed due to renovation).

8. Eduard Tubin Museum

Lossi 10, Alatskivi 60201 Estonia +372 745 3816 [email protected] http://www.alatskiviloss.ee/eng/eduard-tubin-museum/
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Eduard Tubin Museum

The exhibitions in this museum provide an overview of the life and work of one of Estonia's most famous composers - Eduard Tubin. They also showcase the other musicians Tubin studied with in Tartu under Heino Eller: Eduard Oja, Alfred Karindi, Olav Roots and Karl Leichter. The museum lets you see and hear Tubin's manuscripts, recordings and books, looks at those who have interpreted his music and displays musical instruments, records and theatre programmes connected to Tubin. You can also look at and watch the composer's own photos and films.

9. University of Tartu Natural History Museum

Vanemuise 46, Tartu 51014 Estonia +372 737 6076 [email protected] http://www.natmuseum.ut.ee
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University of Tartu Natural History Museum

New permanent exhibition "Earth. Life. Story" since 2016 8000 exhibits from the nature of Estonia and of the world Rocks and minerals from inside the Earth and from outer space Traces of life imprinted in rock hundreds of millions of years ago Devonian cave inhabited by prehistoric fish Beautiful glittering minerals The most important mineral resources of Estonia: oil shale and peat Colorful specimens from the fauna of Estonia and the world The most exquisite songs of Estonian birds and frogs Rich "insect room" Historic educational mushroom and plant models Long-time favourites: the giraffe and the moose with wolves Natural communities from tundra to tropical rainforest Bones of mammoths and other extinct animals A 7-metre skeleton of a dwarf whale A rare rat king Live animal corner with exotic specimens

10. Oskar Luts House Museum

Riia 38, Tartu 50405 Estonia +372 746 1030 [email protected] http://muuseum.voog.com/oskar-luts
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Oskar Luts House Museum

Oskar Luts House Museum is the last home of Oskar Luts (born 1887, died 1953), favourite writer of many generations of readers, legendary citizen of Tartu and author of the nation's best-loved novel "Spring". This house in functional style contains the writer's auste

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