Amazing museum! Really recommend it to anyone visiting Tartu, even if you're staying here for only one day. While I was there, there was a great exhibition on happiness which was very informative and looked great. There were also exhibitions on e.g. the history of the University of Tartu which I think are a bit more permanent but still very new and with many authentic artifacts and a nice mixture of text signs and interactive things. Also, access to the towers if the cathedral are included, giving nice views (although trees will obstruct most of the...
Read moreThis the university of the museum: old and classic scientific method around eight, electricity, energy transfer are demonstrated. Among those, the last floor shows ... quite unexpected displays, such as an interrogation room, skulls of people that were injured (beheaded in medieval time), skeletons of children that had diseases,,, a bit weird and scary for kids. Indeed, 80 or 90% of the museum is very well turned onto kids, the last 10% are so unexpected, The best part is the cathedral tower (careful to the pigeons...
Read moreThe museum of the University of Tartu, the oldest and most established university in the Baltics, allows you to truly experience the historical past. You can see hundreds of exhibits related to the historical development of the university. There are interesting exhibits about student life in past centuries and organizations that have emerged throughout the history of the university. Although it is free for students of the University of Tartu, other students...
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