08.11.26
Events
Martinmas and St. Catherine’s Day
In the dark time of late autumn, St. Martin’s Day (10 November) and St. Catherine’s Day (25 November) are among the most delightful holidays passed down to us by our ancestors.
During the November season of remembering the departed, when autumn’s outdoor work is done, masked figures go from house to house – the boisterous Martinmas guisers and the graceful Catherine’s guisers. Martins bring good fortune for the harvest, while Catherines bring luck for the livestock. These visitors are always warmly welcomed, as they bring variety and vitality to everyday life.
Free entry with the museum card, Tallinn Card, and the annual pass of the Estonian Open Air Museum!
During the November season of remembering the departed, when autumn’s outdoor work is done, masked figures go from house to house – the boisterous Martinmas guisers and the graceful Catherine’s guisers. Martins bring good fortune for the harvest, while Catherines bring luck for the livestock. These visitors are always warmly welcomed, as they bring variety and vitality to everyday life.
Free entry with the museum card, Tallinn Card, and the annual pass of the Estonian Open Air Museum!
Events
11.11.25 - 29.09.26
Exhibitions
Traditional Seto patterns by Anna Kõivo
At the age of 88, Kõivo Anne created the current exhibition
of hammõkirät – the sleeve patterns of Seto women’s shirts. The shirt is
one of the most striking garments in a Seto woman’s attire.
23.04.26 - 28.09.26
Events
Summer Season at the Open Air Museum
All farms, Sutlepa chapel, Lau village shop, collective farm apartment building and factory building are open every day. Children can test themselves on the Shepherd`s adventure trail.
18.05.26 - 28.09.26
Exhibitions
Exhibition: ‘Happiness is upon us! Long live collective farming!’
For country people, the Stalinist period marked the end of private
farming and the transition to Soviet-style collective farms. The exhibition looking at rural life during the
Stalinist era largely through the eyes of those who lived through it.
29.09.26
Events
Michaelmas Day
The 29th of September is St.
Michael’s Day
or Michaelmas Day. This day was the end of the summer working season and
in Estonian Open Air Museum
it also marks the start of the winter season.