In recent decades, an “awakening” regarding southern Estonia has taken place featuring the bold distinction of its identity, which is based on such deeply rooted cultural phenomena as the local dialect, customs and a lifestyle that remains close to nature.  Research on southern Estonian culture has vigorously intensified, focusing on three large areas: language, folklore and literature.

European Museum of the Year Award (EMYA) 2022 Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony will take place at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu from 4-7 May 2022.
Estonian National Museum is offering free and live online broadcast (https://www.erm.ee/et/emya-gala)  to follow the success of the 60 nominated European museums in the award ceremony May 7. Live broadcast link will be activated 30 minutes before the beginning of the ceremony – 19 o’clock May 7.

Young Voices: The Young Researchers of Culture Conference on April 19-20 

This year the “Young Voices”, the conference of young researchers in the field of humanities, takes place on April 19-20 in the Estonian National Museum (Muuseumi tee 2, Tartu). The first day of the conference is dedicated to topics presented by international students. The second day features presentations in Estonian.

European Museum of the Year Award 2022 (EMYA) Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony will take place at the Estonian National Museum in Tartu from 4-7 May 2022.
Online broadcast from gala on 7 May at 7.30 pm here: https://www.erm.ee/emya-gala

On May 3rd, Relevance, the 60th Annual Conference of the Estonian National Museum, will take place. The main topic of the conference is the impact and relevance of museums.

Estonia’s biggest museum is with Ukraine in thought, word and deed. The Estonian National Museum (ENM) is supporting Ukrainian refugees arriving in Estonia and helping to raise donations to guarantee the provision of humanitarian aid in Ukraine.

Estonian National Museum (ENM) is forwarding a message from our museum partner in Ukraine – Victoria Museum from Kyiv.

On 24 February, we are looking forward to welcoming everyone to the Estonian National Museum! There will be activities for the whole family. All of the exhibitions, the restaurant and the museum shop are open.