Estonian Open Air Museum
| Estonian Open Air Museum | |
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| Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum | |
 Map of the museum |
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| Established | 1957 |
| Location | shore of Kopli Bay near Tallinn, Estonia |
| Type | History museum |
| Director | Merike Lang |
| Website | www.evm.ee |
The Estonian Open Air Museum (Estonian: Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum) is a life-sized reconstruction of an 18th century rural/fishing village, which comes complete with church, inn, schoolhouse, several mills, a fire station, twelve farmyards and net sheds. The site spans 79 hectares of land and contains 72 separate buildings and is located 8km to the west of Tallinn city center at Rocca al Mare. Established in 1957, the museum showcases 68 farmhouses assembled into twelve farmyards from North, South and West Estonia.
Along with the farmyards, old public buildings are arranged singularly and in groups in a way that represents an overview of Estonian vernacular architecture of the past two centuries.
The plans for founding the museum were first discussed in 1913,[1] when Estonian literati, inspired by Scandinavian open-air museums, wanted to establish such a museum in Estonia.[2]
[edit] Gallery
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The oldest farmstead in the museum: Sassi Jaani (18-19th. century)
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Sutlepa chapel, 19th century
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Jüri Jaagu farmstead, 19th century
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Kutsari Härjapea farmstead, 1930s
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Kolu tavern, 19th century
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Kahala Water Mill, 19th century
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19th century farm house
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19th century farm house
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Summer kitchen, during the winter cooking was done within the main farm house
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Estonian Sauna
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Farm house kiln, used to dry grain during the wet autumn and heating and cooking in winter
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Sassi Jaani farmstead
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Farmhouse store room
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Ülendi Windmill to grind grain
[edit] References
- ^ Muuseumist (in Estonian)
- ^ Stephen J. Kelley (2000). Wood structures: a global forum on the treatment, conservation, and repair of cultural heritage. ASTM International. p. 96. ISBN 080312497X.
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Coordinates: 59°25′53″N 24°38′17″E / 59.43139°N 24.63806°E
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