Beginning with April 28th, a new exhibition titled Randevuu. Kohtumispaik Tartus (Rendezvous in Tartu) will be opened in Tartu City Museum.

In honour of the centenary of Estonian Republic, Tartu City Museum in collaboration with Tartu New Theatre will be opening a theatrical exhibition titled Rendezvous in Tartu on April 28th. The exhibition shows the budding and development of the young republic, telling a story of 1920s and 1930s Tartu. The exposition features people who influenced the cultural scene of Tartu at that time, for example ther Tuglas’s, Betti Alver and Heiti Talvik, Karin Luts, Evald Rooma and others.

The exhibition is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Republic of Estonia. Marketing and communication for the exhibition was supported by KÜSK and EV100.

Beginning with August 23rd, a new exhibition “Estonian colours” is open to the public at Tartu Song Festival Museum.

The exhibition “Estonian colours” evokes the Song and Dance Festival of 2014 entitled “Touched by Time – The Time to Touch”, with pictures by photographers Aivar Pihelgas, Jaanus Ree, Ilmārs Znotiņš, Jelena Rudi, Sven Začek and Rene Mitt. “Our idea is to show more of a small nation with big dreams, and of our desire to be a part of without losing ourselves in it. We will keep our colours and our feeling of togetherness,” say the artists.

The Song and Dance Celebration, a tradition going back 150 years, is a part of UNESCO world cultural heritage. Every five years, it bring together tens of thousands of choir singers, musicians anf folk dancers to perform in the Estonian capital. It has become a vital part of Estonian culture and has influenced people’s lives and destinies in countless ways.

The photos were exhibited at the European Economic and Social Committee in Brussels during the Estonian Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2017.

The photos were produced by the order of Eesti Laulu- ja Tantsupeo SA in 2017. The exhibition was supported by Nikon.

The exhibition is open to the public at Tartu Song Festival Museum until November 17th 2018.

Beginning with October 17th, a new photo exhibition is opened in KGB Cells Museum: Enn Tarto 80. Imprisoned and Exonerated.

For Enn Tarto, the year of 2018 hold significance in several ways. This is the year he celebrates his 80th birthday but also the 30th anniversary of liberation from Soviet prison camps. Tarto spent 14 years in Soviet prison camps, having been arrested three times for fighting for the freedom of Estonia.

The exhibition was curated by Silver Kaldma (KGB Cells Museum) and designed by Joonas Õunapuu (Tartu City Museum).

The exhibition is open until May 2019.

Additional information:

Silver Kaldma
KGB Cells Museum curator
+372 56489813
silver.kaldma[at]raad.tartu.ee