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Truly authentic and lively

We encourage and teach people to value and responsibly preserve the rural heritage and appreciate the traditional way of life.

Our everyday operation is based on the principles of a green museum.

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Visit us

We are open Tues-Sun
Buildings: 10:00-17:00
Ticket office: 10:00-17:00

Museum park: 10:00-19:00

Ticket information

Visit us

We are open Tues-Sun
Buildings: 10:00-17:00
Ticket office: 10:00-17:00

Museum park: 10:00-19:00

Ticket information

Winter season at the Open Air Museum

The open air museum does not sleep during the winter season. It is a place to enjoy fresh air and time with your family in the middle of a historic village. Learn more.

Come and explore the museum by horse carriage! Horse and cart rides are available Tuesday to Sunday at 11:00 - 15:45 in winter season.

In winter season contact ticket office ( (+372 654 9101), so the coachman can get the horse ready.
Mobile App NUMU

Free mobile app contains an audio guide for the whole exhibition and an adventurous orienteering game introducing our farms and Estonian history through playful characters. See more here.
Visit our newest building

In the apartment house of dairy barn workers built in the 1960s, you can step into the homes of rural dwellers in the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s and 2010s. Come and discover Estonian recent history. More information here.
Venue hire

Estonian Open Air Museum is a unique village in the capital of Estonia that invites you for a pleasant walk but also offers the possibility to organise all kinds of events. The atmosphere of traditional farm-architecture is perfect for memorable family events, parties, conferences and workshops. See more here.

What's on

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Saint George's Day

On St. George’s Day we open our summer season and welcome our housewives and –men who will take care of the farms that have been closed during the long winter period.

Easter

Leaving behind the cold and dark winter time we celebrate Easter with hearty food, merry songs and games.

Spring fair

May 1 or May Day is a holiday celebrating the arrival of Spring. On the farms in the museum you can take part in springtime work and there is a large spring fair on the main road of the museum.

Midsummer's Eve.

Midsummer, especially Midsummer eve, is the time of magic and mystery. Join us for concerts, folk dances, bonfires and ancient customs.

Areas of activity

Conservation and Digitization Centre Kanut

Conservation, restoration and digitising

Education Centre of Kuie School

Museum programmes, integration programmes and childern's camps.

Kolu Inn

Food and drink, venu hire

Centre of Rural Architecture

Collections, research and heritage building

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Free guided tours and museum visits for Ukrainians

Estonian Open Air Museum offers free admission for all Ukrainian citizens and pre-booked guided tours for Ukrainian refugees.

Shrove Tuesday and Maslenitsa – discover the customs

Shrove Tuesday and Maslenitsa denote the eve of the seven-week lenten period before Easter and are celebrated with dancing and partying, rich food, playing outdoors and frolicking in the snow.

Monumental painting in open air museum's nature

From August 2021, Sirje Runge's installation "Great Love / Beautiful Rotting" is open for exploration at the Estonian Open Air Museum and via the web, symbolizing a gesture by which the artist gives up her ten-meter oil painting to nature.