Saatse Seto Museum was opened in the former schoolhouse on 25 July 1974. The museum was founded by the legendary principal of Satserinna School, Viktor Veeber.
The interactive permanent exhibition of the museum that houses Setomaa's most extensive collection provides information on Saatse as a village surrounding a church, and on the local history and people.
The exhibition includes the following themes: seto man, a seto man's work, seto woman, making clay pots, the Church of St. Paraskeva the Great Martyr and Päätnitsa Day.
The museum has a spacious yard and a beautiful park with a study trail, just a few hundred metres from the Russian border.
Location: Kreutzwaldi 31, Võru linn, Võrumaa, 65609
The museum features the home of Friedrich Reinhold Kreutzwald (1803-1882), a physician and the founder of Estonian national literature, in Võru and gives a good overview of his activities. His living quarters reflect the interior design typical of the t...
A very interesting and informative permanent exhibition gives you a profound overview of Võru County from the Stone Age to the present day. The exposition of archaeological findings and ethnographic objects, a Seto hut, a tailor's and shoemaker's worksh...