Location: Jogeva
Top Things to do in Jogeva
The 6 Best Museums in Jogeva, Jogeva County
Jõgeva (German: Laisholm) is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is the administrative centre of Jõgeva County.
1. Kalevipoeg Museum
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The twelve rooms of the museums give an overview of the materials related to Kalevipoeg. The educational room exhibits materials, both about the neighbourhood as well as the educational life in the whole of Estonia. The local history room exhibits the tools, dishes and furniture used by our ancestors.
2. Jogewa Museum
3. Betti Alver Museum
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The museum is housed in Betti Alver’s home next to the Jogeva railway station.The museum gives an overview of Betti Alver’s life and works, also perpetuates the memory of Alo Mattiisen and acquaints visitors with the historic and cultural heritage of Jogeva.
4. Laiuse Straw Museum
Laiuse Handwork Chamber Golden Straw or Laiuse Straw Museum offers its guests the possibility to visit an exhibition which shows straw, reed and birch bark objects made using different techniques (weaving, plaiting and intarsia), ornamental straw objects and decorations. Visitors have the possibility to buy or order souvenirs.
5. Paduvere Farm Museum
The museum introduces the life led by farmers in the 18th century and the everyday lives and work of our forefathers. There are five oak sculptures created by St Petersburg artist Grigori Azarenkov by the museum. The museum is surrounded by beautiful landscapes, which make it a popular venue for folk parties and theatre performances.
6. Veskimetsa Farm Museum
The museum is located in an old barn and introduces the tools, everyday items and furniture used in the 19th and at the beginning of the 20th centuries, the clothes made on the farm and also books and photo albums from the old times.
