Museums and galleries

Lobi Museum, founded in 1981, has a rich collection of items telling the story of life in a coastal village. The museum is the cultural centre of the local village life. It has collected and continues to collect the heritage of Lobi village – artifacts, names, history and legends.

All those interested can craft something exciting as taught by an instructor of Lobi museum, learn new things, spend a great time and get something to take home. We hold various workshops and organize guided trips to Lobineeme headland.

If you would like to come for a visit, then call or write and let's arrange a suitable time!

Kõnnu Viinaköögi Art House is the studio and gallery of painters Katrin and Sven Saag. The art house is open to all art lovers with an advance booking.

The gallery sells the paintings of Katrin and Sven Saag. We are happy to show the paintings and tell the stories connected with the art pieces for sale. We organise painting workshops for both children and adults in the art house. Visiting the gallery is free.
See you at the Kõnnu Viinaköögi Art House!

There is a museum-nostalgia centre in Kadrina, where you can go back in time and feel nostalgic in an area of more than 1,000 square meters. Here, you will find almost all Soviet-era items, from thread to tractors.
In addition to the emotional trip back in time, it is also possible to buy old things. We also provide services for groups, so be sure to book a time. The house full of things allows you to organise concerts and other events here.

Alcohol has been produced in Moe for over 300 years, and production is still ongoing today!

Moe offers a museum, a factory shop, the Krog Beer Hall, and the grand Kurberg Hall for concerts and conferences. Guests can also stay at the newly opened Moe Hotel.

Our museum provides an in-depth look into the secrets of spirit production, displays authentic historical equipment, and offers tastings of fine distillery spirits crafted at Moe. All of this is housed in a beautifully renovated 19th-century distillery with a fresh, modern interior.

We offer guided tours and tasting experiences!

In Lahemaa national park, nearby Palmse manor, you can find the Muinastaide Koda – a museum of prehistoric rock art where the copies of the Lake Onega rock carvings (petroglyphs) are exhibited. A group of enthusiasts from the Estonian Society of Prehistoric Art (www.muinastaideselts.ee) have been to Karelia in 1982 – 2015 to make these frottage copies on the spot. Rock art of Lake Onega is made in the Stone Age about 6000 years ago. The petroglyphs of Lake Onega, together with those of the White Sea, have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2021.

The ancient messages engraved into rocks are available here and you should not take an exhausting trip to Russian Karelia to admire this heritage.

The Viinistu Art Museum opened its doors in 2002.
The main building of the museum has been rebuilt from the refrigerated building of the fish processing factory on a former fishermen's collective farm. Today, in the halls of the museum, you will find an exposition consisting of more than four hundred works in Jaan Manitski's rich art collection, which includes the works of Estonian artists from the 19th century to the present. The permanent exhibition provides a good overview of the history of Estonian art, offering at the same time the opportunity to peek into the world of one particular collector. The museum is the only one of its kind in Estonia. The exhibitions in the barrel galleries change every summer.

Kolga Museum is a local area history museum in Kuusalu municipality that is located in one of the largest and oldest manor ensembles in Estonia – the Kolga Manor. We will take our guests through the history of the manor and rural people to today.

The Museum features 17 different permanent exhibits, including theme rooms for the manor, school, farmers' tools, forest, fishing, sports, nostalgic 60s and 70s and many other exciting things. There is a separate play area for children.

Upon request, we also organise legends and history tours to the main building of the manor. Near the museum, there is the well-known Viru bog and many other beautiful natural sights of the Lahemaa National Park.

Viinistu Village Museum is situated in a house near the Viinistu village square Sunimäe.
The property of the Village Museum has mainly been received at the beginning of the 1960s as donations from local villagers. Viinistu Village Museum displays former work items and commodities, incl. fishing and seal hunting supplies and it is also possible to listen to local folk tales and narrations as well as coastal language – Kuusalu sub-dialect here. The Museum also exhibits old photos about local people and buildings as well as a selection of property marks of Viinistu farms. Introduction of the village and/or a trip to Cape Purekkari upon request.

Käsmu Sea Museum is situated in Lääne-Virumaa beautiful captains' village Käsmu. Museum is located starting from 1993 in border guard station building of tsar times and presents the history of legendary Käsmu captains' village. Exhibits reflect all the areas connected to the sea - seagoing, fishing, smuggling trade and also the sea as a part of nature and the object for photography and visual arts.
Interesting to know: - We organize museum days for children on two subjects: captains' village and viking time - Sea day, concerts and exhibitions take place - By request you can celebrate in museum your special occasions

The residential building of the farm was completed according to the design of August Volberg in 1932. The former granary has been restored into a little farmhouse museum by the host family. The thatched roof building contains smith’s equipment and other old tools, old national garments and fabrics and there is also a special corner for fossils. Present-day folklore is represented by rag rugs woven by the hostess. Toomani antiquities include a lot of objects that used to be commonplace and which carry on the historical flavour of Muuksi very well. There is a sacrificial stone with a hollow on it next to the granary and a white poplar of remarkable measurements growing in the yard.

You can find out all about the history of Tapa in this museum, whose exhibits provide an overview of Tapa as a sausage, railway and military town. Every month there are special exhibitions marking special days, activities and events in the town.

Karepa Kalame Farm Museum is a wonderful and peaceful place for visitors who want to meditate, find themselves, and enjoy the nature.
Kalame farm is situated on the banks of the Selja River in Karepa village on the northern coast of Estonia. At the end of the 19th century, it became the home of the father of painter Richard Sagrits, who is well-known for his pictures of the sea.
At Kalame, you will see 19th century buildings, a cottage-cum threshing barn typical of the northern coast of Estonia, a granary, and a fully functional and a very unique eel kitchen, which has a display of its original fishing equipment.

Sagadi manor complex includes the Sagadi Forest Museum, which introduces the Estonian forest and heritage culture, including hunting, woodwork and everything connected with the environment.
The permanent exhibition "Forested path" gives the opportunity to test one's knowledge about Estonian forests and get to know forest life. The exhibition expands upon the role of forest in climate change mitigation and timber as a means to create a comfortable living environment. With virtual reality headsets you can visit wooden buildings from various eras with the actor Tõnis Niinemets.

The museum store offers items made of wood and other natural products.
You can also try your hand at harvester simulator.