BUY TICKETSWelcome!We are open Mon-Sun Ticket office, museumsshop
and Kolu Inn: 10am-7pm Buildings: 10am-6pm Museum Park: 10am-8pm
What's on
23.04.25 - 28.09.25
Events
Summer season at the Open Air Museum
Home is not just a place, but the things we know,
people we love and dear memories we carry. Our homes look like us, and every
home is unique.
The Estonian Open Air Museum invites you explore homes from various
regions of Estonia, which display several centuries of people’s daily lives and
festive traditions.
29.09.25
Events
Michaelmas day
Michaelmas
day marked the beginning of winter: the work in the fields was finished and the
cattle were driven to the cattle shed. Men went to stock up on the firewood,
women started with indoor handicrafts, and kids were brought back from the herd
to the school bench.
04.10.25
Events
Onion and fish day and Seto Michaelmas Day
When the autumn field work and grazing are over, it is time to celebrate properly. Onion and fish day will be part of the harvest day of the Setos and Old Believers.
07.09.25
Events
ESTONIAN BREAD DAY AND AUTUMN FAIR “Bread of the Rich, Bread of the Poor”
At Estonian Bread Day we take a look at how bread is made starting from threshing and grinding grain to the way to eat the bread. Other older Estonian dishes are also introduced. Tasty Estonian food and authentic handicraft can be bought from autumn fair.
Areas of activity
Conservation and Digitization Centre Kanut
Conservation, restoration and digitising
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Education Centre of Kuie School
Museum programmes, integration programmes and childern's camps.
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Kolu Inn
Food and drink, venu hire
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Centre of Rural Architecture
Collections, research and heritage building
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Discover
27.06.25
Estonian National Cuisine Week: June 30 – July 6
During the Song and Dance Celebration week, the chefs at Kolu Inn in the Estonian Open Air Museum invite you to taste historical dishes from different regions of Estonia — dishes that you might not have many chances to try nowadays.
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16.06.25
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Annual pass special offer
Annual pass special offer is valid from 16 to 23 June.
The annual pass of the Estonian Open Air Museum gives you access to the museum and all the museum's events throughout the year, including this year's Midsummer's Eve on 23.06.
12.05.25
Guessing game themed around Estonian literature at Museum Night in the Estonian Open Air Museum.
For Museum Night, we’ve prepared a fun guessing game where you have to match excerpts from Estonian literature to the most fitting farm at the Estonian Open Air Museum. Put yourself to the test and come play!
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