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Estonian History Museum

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Former name
  
Provincial Museum

Collection size
  
280,747 (2008)

Phone
  
+372 696 8690

Type
  
History museum

Visitors
  
55,777 (2013)

Function
  
Museum

Estonian History Museum

Established
  
19 February 1864 (1864-02-19)

Location
  
Pikk 17 and Pirita tee 56, Tallinn, Estonia

Address
  
10133, Pikk 17, 10133 Tallinn, Estonia

Public transit access
  
Maarjamäe, Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

Similar
  
Great Guild - Tallinn, Maarjamäe Castle, Estonian Film Museum, Estonian Maritime Museum, Tallinn City Museum

Profiles

The Estonian History Museum (Estonian: Eesti Ajaloomuuseum) is a museum about the history of Estonia in Tallinn. It was initially established by chemist Dr. Johann Burchard (1776 – 1838) who ran the town hall pharmacy known as the Raeapteek.

Inaugurated in 1987, it picks up where its counterpart leaves off in the mid-nineteenth century to cover the political and social upheavals of the twentieth century. The exhibits include historically dressed mannequins and recreations of domestic interiors. The 1940s and 1950s are represented by army uniforms and weapons. There is an original hut used by the Forest Brothers, the legendary partisans who fought against the Soviet occupation, and a replica of a desk used by a communist party secretary.

References

Estonian History Museum Wikipedia