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University of Tartu Art Museum

Coordinates: 58°22′51″N 26°43′12″E / 58.38083°N 26.71996°E / 58.38083; 26.71996
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University of Tartu Art Museum, Blue Hall

University of Tartu Art Museum (Estonian: Tartu Ülikooli kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tartu, Estonia founded in 1803 The museum is located in Main building of Tartu University. The museum is a branch of University of Tartu Museum.[1][2] The chief of the museum is Mariann Raisma.[3]

The museum has a permanent exhibition which consists of, amongst other objects, original size plaster cast copies of Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic Greece.[1]

Since 1980 the museum has been home to the mummies of two Egyptian boys.[4] They have been carbon dated as living between 410 and 50BC.[4] They were donated to the university in 1819 on the death of their collector Otto von Richter.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "ABOUT THE MUSEUM | Kunstimuuseum". www.kunstimuuseum.ut.ee. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "History of the Art Museum | Kunstimuuseum". www.kunstimuuseum.ut.ee. Retrieved 2022-02-13.
  3. ^ "Employees | Kunstimuuseum". www.kunstimuuseum.ut.ee. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Oras, Ester; Anderson, Jaanika; Tõrv, Mari; Vahur, Signe; Rammo, Riina; Remmer, Sünne; Mölder, Maarja; Malve, Martin; Saag, Lehti; Saage, Ragnar; Teearu-Ojakäär, Anu; Peets, Pilleriin; Tambets, Kristiina; Metspalu, Mait; Lees, David C.; Barclay, Maxwell V. L.; Hall, Martin J. R.; Ikram, Salima; Piombino-Mascali, Dario (2020-01-16). "Multidisciplinary investigation of two Egyptian child mummies curated at the University of Tartu Art Museum, Estonia (Late/Graeco-Roman Periods)". PLOS ONE. 15 (1): e0227446. Bibcode:2020PLoSO..1527446O. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0227446. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 6964855. PMID 31945091.

58°22′51″N 26°43′12″E / 58.38083°N 26.71996°E / 58.38083; 26.71996

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