{"id":18752,"date":"2023-11-15T12:21:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T10:21:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/samu.ee\/?page_id=18752"},"modified":"2024-03-07T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T21:15:04","slug":"museum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/samu.ee\/en\/museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lazyblock-section-hero-NhTUb wp-block-lazyblock-section-hero\">\n<div class=\"page-section fixed-height\" style=\"background-color: #EAE5D6\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aca22cf8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:32px;padding-left:32px\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-45098a2b wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"color: \">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color wp-elements-a7aae23ff318cd7c68b7da305efe0544\" style=\"font-size:clamp(27.894px, 1.743rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 2.285), 48px);color:\">Museum<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column image-container is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/10\/kylastajale_2-scaled.jpg');background-position: 47% 26%;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column hero-pattern is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/linnus__pattern__01.svg')\"><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-section-Z2muo9K wp-block-lazyblock-section\"><div class=\"page-section\" style=\" background-color: \">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/en\/\">Saaremaa Muuseum<\/a><\/span>  <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\">Museum<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-section-ZvG5tD wp-block-lazyblock-section\"><div class=\"page-section\" style=\" background-color: \">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fc72e1e2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-bottom:110px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<!-- Page-list plugin v.5.9 wordpress.org\/plugins\/page-list\/ -->\n<ul class=\"page-list subpages-page-list \">\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-19471\"><a href=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/en\/museum\/people\/\">Our people<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"page_item page-item-19403\"><a href=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/en\/museum\/partners\/\">Partners<\/a><\/li>\n\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p>Founded in 1865, Saaremaa Museum is one of the oldest and most visited museums in Estonia with a long traditions of collecting and research. It consists of the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/linnus.samu.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Kuressaare Castle<\/a>, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/mihkli.samu.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mihkli Farm Museum<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/aavikud.samu.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Johannes and Joosep Aavik House Museum<\/a>. In addition, the museum includes the Saaremaa Archive Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saaremaa Museum is one of the main guardians and promoters of the identity of Saaremaa, a region with a unique natural environment, history, and culture. A significant part of this identity is the <strong>Kuressaare Castle<\/strong>, a globally unique architectural monument and one of the most important tourist attractions in Estonia. The museum thoughtfully exhibits the castle, telling its story to the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The core of the museum is the bishop&#8217;s castle, built in the 14th-15th centuries.<\/strong> It houses extensive permanent exhibitions on the early (3 halls) and recent (7 halls) history of Saaremaa, as well as various temporary exhibitions. The museum also organizes concerts, theatrical performances, stylized &#8220;bishop&#8217;s feasts&#8221;, and other events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fortress surrounding the castle, built between the 14th and 19th centuries, is a unique open-air museum of military architecture. Here, visitors can explore the development of fortifications throughout the ages. The Gunpowder Cellar in the South Bastion of the fortress houses a permanent exhibition on the communist terror of 1941, while the Cannon Cellar in the North Bastion features a display of historical weapons and an exhibition on the history of Kuressaare town. The four cellars of the West Bastion house historical craft workshops, and a historical artillery position has been restored on the lower flank of the North Bastion.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"lazyblock-section-Z2kPnlt wp-block-lazyblock-section\"><div class=\"page-section\" style=\" background-color: #FFFFFF\">\r\n\t\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-aca22cf8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:43px;padding-right:130px;padding-bottom:43px;padding-left:130px;flex-basis:75%\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-silver-800-color has-text-color has-link-color has-piazzolla-font-family wp-elements-ded3a69a822c8107763657b58dc6235c\" style=\"margin-bottom:29px;font-size:clamp(25.014px, 1.563rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.93), 42px);font-style:normal;font-weight:600;line-height:1.3\">History<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-link-color wp-elements-b6b4aa113590b1fa3e7f65adf00b1247\" style=\"margin-bottom:52px\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-right is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d445cf74 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size has-small-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-silver-900-color has-transparent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/muuseumist\/ajalugu\/\" style=\"border-width:2px;padding-top:1rem;padding-right:2rem;padding-bottom:1rem;padding-left:2rem\">TAKE A CLOSER LOOK<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1536\" src=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1807\" style=\"object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/samu.ee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/ajalugu_II_vabariik-1536x1152.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18754,"parent":0,"menu_order":50,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"wp-custom-template-page-25-50-25","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"lingid":"%5B%5D","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-18752","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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