Vabaõhumuuseum - Tallinn's open-air museum.
Today I want to talk about Eesti Vabaõ humuuseum - the Tallinn Open Air Museum. This is a skansen museum, where ancient dwellings of Estonians from all over small Estonia, as well as items of their everyday life, were brought literally on a log. If you are interested to know how the fishermen lived on the island of Hiiumaa or how the farmers in Lä ä nemaa equipped their life, and you have neither the time nor the desire to ride from Western Estonia to Southern Estonia, come to Vabaõ humuuseum in Tallinn. Here you will not only be able to satisfy your curiosity, but also have a great time.
The museum itself is unoriginal - there are many such skansens scattered around the world. But, unlike, let's say, from the Kyiv "Pirogovo", there is not a single gram of "sharovarism" here. Everything is so cunningly arranged that, having moved a few meters from the entrance, you literally plunge into the "real" unhurried little world of simple village life.
Each house has its own "owner" or "hostess", who not only keep order in the house, but will also be happy to tell you about the intricacies of running their homestead economy. Well, or they will simply take a picture with you "as a keepsake" if the language barrier becomes an obstacle to full-fledged communication.
The museum exposition is divided into four thematic zones: Western Estonia, Northern Estonia, Southern Estonia and islands. The museum occupies a vast, densely forested area of .79 hectares. So finding all the exhibits the first time will not be so easy. Feel free to use the map. It is better to buy a Russian-language card at the entrance. It not only indicates the location of the exhibits, places of recreation and smoking, but also provides a brief historical background on each building. The card costs one euro, which, I think, is a little expensive for a small piece of A4 paper.
The museum is located in a beautiful place called "Rocca al Mare", which means "rock by the sea" in Italian. Such an unusual name for these places was invented in the 19th century by one of the burgomasters of Tallinn - Arthur Gerard de Sukanton (French by birth). Mr. De Sucanton was an ardent admirer of Italy, and therefore named his estate, located here, in such a "southern" manner.
I hope you enjoy it here as much as we do.
The Tallinn Open Air Museum is open daily from 10 am to 8 pm.
Ticket price:
Adult - 6 euros;
Children - 3 euros;
Family -12 euros;
Children under seven years old - free of charge.
The museum is located at:
Vabaõ humuuseumi tee 12,
Tallinn 13521
Museum website: http://www. evm. ee/keel/en/
You can get here by trolley bus number 6 and 7 from the stop "Balti Jaam" ("Baltic Station"). Go to the stop "Zoo" ("Zoo"). The fare is 1.60 one way (payment from the driver).
