Estonian National Museum

Estonian National Museum
Main building, opened in 2016
Established14 April 1909[1]
LocationTartu, Estonia
TypeNational museum
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata
Inside the main exhibition hall (2016)
The first ever Estonian flag, made in 1884, now on display in the museum (2018)

The Estonian National Museum (Estonian: Eesti Rahva Muuseum) founded 1909 in Tartu is a museum devoted to 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 Estonian people, presents the culture and history of other Finno-Ugric peoples,[3] and the minorities in Estonia. It has a comprehensive display of the 19th century folk costumes from all regions of Estonia. The exhibition includes an extensive array of various handicrafts from hand-woven carpets and linen tablecloths to wood-carved beer tankards and other items illustrating the Estonian farmers' traditional lifestyle, fests and holidays.[4]

  1. ^ Estonian National Museum marks 110th anniversary – Eesti Rahva Muuseum (in English)
  2. ^ Raun, Toivo (2001). Estonia and the Estonians. Hoover Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-8179-2852-0.
  3. ^ "Echo of the Urals". www.erm.ee. 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2023-12-27.
  4. ^ Bousfield, Jonathan (2001). Baltic States. Rough Guides. p. 385. ISBN 978-1-85828-840-6.