Estonian National Museum

Today for my Estonian Culture class we took a trip to the Estonian National Museum. I was really excited because I thought the museum we were going to was Hogwarts, but it turns out that it was another museum. So it looks like I will be making a special trip to go visit the Hogwarts Museum. The museum was within walking distance of our class so we all walked there together. It was an awesome museum with a ton of history about the country. It gave a lot of insight to the people, the culture and the history of Estonia.


This is what a common Estonian living room looked like 30 years ago.


This is a common office room after World War II.


This is a common Estonian living room right after World War II.


A not-so-fancy dining room table.


A fancy dining room table.


God's Eyes.

These giant mugs are called tankards. Men used to carve intricate designs into the handles of the mugs that were used at parties and wedding celebrations.

20th century log cabin home. The sheep mask and skins in the background were used much like Santa Claus is today.

This is where the women spent their time. Spinning cotton and weaving blankets.

The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bedroom of a 19th century log cabin. There was no chimney so the smoke filled the room. Pigs, chickens, and sheep were usually kept in this room as well. There was no heating in these log cabins so they needed to keep warm by being near one another.

Farm tools used on the 19th century farms. Many of the tools were pitch forks used to move hay and plows to dig holes.

This is a model of a 19th century farm. The building at the top (with the roof taken off) is the log cabin house. The building in the top left is the farm house where all of the animals were kept when it was warm enough. The bottom left building was used for women to give birth. And the building in the middle was used for storage.