University of Tartu Museum, University museum on Toome Hill, Tartu, Estonia.
The University of Tartu Museum occupies seven floors within a cathedral building, displaying scientific instruments, historical documents, and educational collections.
The museum, established in 1976, preserves four centuries of academic heritage through artifacts and documents from the University of Tartu's founding years.
The museum maintains collections that demonstrate Estonian scientific achievements, including astronomical instruments from the Old Observatory and medieval manuscripts.
Visitors can access the museum from Tuesday to Sunday between 10:00 and 18:00 during summer months, with adjusted hours in winter.
The Treasury section exhibits medieval architectural elements and original cathedral structure parts discovered during archaeological excavations.
Location: Tartu City
Inception: 1976
Architects: Johann Wilhelm Krause
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture
Website: http://muuseum.ut.ee
GPS coordinates: 58.38027,26.71542
Latest update: March 4, 2025 14:40
Tartu Cathedral
26 m
Toome hill
261 m
Main building of the University of Tartu
283 m
Inglisild
149 m
Gunpowder Cellar of Tartu
259 m
Kuradisild
150 m
Kassitoome
225 m
Old Anatomical Theatre
279 m
Statue of Kristjan Jaak Peterson
76 m
Tartu Toy Museum
271 m
Gustav II Adolf in Tartu
220 m
Von Bock House
297 m
New Anatomicum
254 m
Statue of Karl Ernst von Baer
78 m
Tartu University Church
225 m
Tartu Elektriteater
231 m
Toomemäe ohvrikivi
96 m
Monument of Nations
224 m
University of Tartu Art Museum
282 m
Antoniuse õu
304 m
Monument to Friedrich Robert Faehlmann
226 m
The Old Chemistry Building of University of Tartu
245 m
Juhan Liivi 4
247 m
Monument to Ernst von Bergmann
179 m
Building of the Supreme Court of Estonia
92 m
Monument to Johann Karl Simon Morgenstern
89 m
Teatrimaja
219 m
Veski 6
301 mReviews
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