Location: Parnu
Top Things to do in Parnu
Things to do in Parnu, Parnu County: The Best Museums
Pärnu (Estonian pronunciation: [ˈpærˑnu]; German: Pernau) is the fourth-largest city in Estonia. Located in southwestern Estonia on the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Livonia in the Baltic Sea. It is a popular summer holiday resort with many hotels, restaurants, and large beaches. The Pärnu River flows through the city and drains into the Gulf of Riga. The city is served by Pärnu Airport.
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1. Vuhti House Gallery
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5.0 based on 4 reviews
Vuhti House is a home gallery that sells ceramics and textiles – rugs, curtains, bedspreads, cushions. The house itself is a restored building in functional style that is located in the historical villa district of Parnu. You can also look around inside the house.
2. Vene Talu
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
Vene talu or Russian Farmyard is home of Russian culture and traditions located in Parnu county. Discover Russian folk art, taste tea prepared in a samovar, or try on a Russian costume. This family-owned museum introduces the heritage and knowledge passed on through generations. We kindly ask you to inform us about your visit beforehand. All visits are by appointment only.
Reviewed By tara457 - Berkeley, United States
My family and I loved our visit to Vene talu. Veronika was so warm and friendly. We were welcomed to their farm like we were part of the family. The farm house and little museum are very quaint and showcased Russian traditions very nicely. During our visit my family made traditional Russian dolls. They turned out so cute and we now treasure them as they are such a nice souvenir from our visit. We were also served delicious homemade cookies and tea. I would highly recommend you visit Vene talu, you will not be disappointed.
3. Eddi's Pottery
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4.5 based on 9 reviews
Ceramic specialist Eddi Leet, who opened his pottery in 1996, has become a household name for his beautiful work. For many years he concentrated on crystal glazing, but more recently he has taken to bright orange and red tones.Since autumn 2009 his pottery has operated out of the Maarja-Magdaleena Guild in the Old Town of Parnu. Here you can put your own pottery skills to the test under the guidance of the maestro himself!
4. Lydia Koidula Memorial Museum
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4.5 based on 11 reviews
Lydia Koidula (1843–1886) was a famous poetess and publicist during the national awakening of Estonia who spent her youth in Parnu. The memorial museum works in the house that was her home from 1850 to 1863. It is known as Parnu Ulejoe Schoolhouse where her father JV Jannsen, who is also the father of journalism in the Estonian language, worked at the time as the schoolmaster. Your can learn about their lives and activities in the context of national awakening in Estonia, take a look at a typical school and home from the middle of the 19th century and find out about the start of Estonian journalism (Perno Postimees from 1857).
5. Parnu Museum
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4.5 based on 57 reviews
Reviewed By petermY2777LY - Melbourne, Australia
This Museum is in Aida next to the concert hall and has 11,000 years of history-Stone age,Middle ages, Baroque area, Republic of Estonia period and Estonian SSR
6. Museum of New Art
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4.0 based on 56 reviews
When visiting the art galleries of Parnu, you can always rely on the Museum of New Art to surprise you with its exhibitions of modern art. The museum’s collection contains more than 400 works, and more than 1200 documentaries are kept in its videotheque. Established by Mark Soosaar, the art centre is extremely important in the cultural life of Parnu.Did you know...?*The international exhibition of nudes known as 'Man and Woman' has become a tradition at the museum*The Parnu Film Festival, at which international documentaries compete with each other and new Estonian documentaries are premiered, has been held more than twenty times
