The University of Tartu Art Museum is one of the oldest museum in Estonia being founded in 1803. The Museum was established in the University in order to illustrate lectures and develop the students' taste for art.
The Museum as founded by its first director, Prof Karl Morgenstern (1770-1852), had a wide variety of collections, mirroring the principles of the Enlightenment and displaying various forms of art and the art of different countries. In the middle of the 19th century, the Museum was renamed the Museum of Classical Antiquities with its emphasis only on ancient art. The Museum was opened to the general public outside the academic circles in 1862 and thereby acquired a greater significance. The Museum moved to its present location in the left wing of the University Main Building in 1868.
Since 1998, the Museum bears its former name – The University of Tartu Art Museum, and in addition to ancient art, visitors can have a look at exhibitions displaying other collections of the Museum and contemporary Estonian art.
Location: Lossi 10, Alatskivi vald, Tartumaa, 60201
The manor was first mentioned in 1601. Von Nolckens received it as a dowry in 1870. When Arved von Nolcken returned from a trip to Scotland, inspired by Balmoral, one of the residencies of the British royal family, he decided to erect a copy of it in Al...
Location: Saadjärve 20, Äksi alevik, Tartu vald, Tartumaa, 60501
Ice Age Centre is a unique and original tourist attraction – a nature study and visiting centre that combines popular scientific approach to ice age with entertainment.
Ice Age Centre – more than 2200 m2 of exhibition area full of storie...
The central Tartu Town Hall Square is surrounded by buildings built in the classical style. Since 1998 the square is decorated by the “Kissing Students” fountain. Throughout centuries the centre of town activity has been Town Hall Square, the history of...
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