Our museums recount the history of Tartu to anyone interested. All of the museums focus on different periods in the city’s history. The museum buildings and locations are of historic value and complement their fields of specialisation.

Tartu City Museum is an umbrella organisation comprising five museums of equal importance:

  • Tartu City Museum
  • Song Festival Museum
  • KGB Cells Museum
  • Oskar Luts’ Home Museum
  • 19th-century Tartu Citizen’s Home Museum

Come and experience the history of Tartu through our exhibitions, tours and events!

All exhibitions
Tartu City MuseumExhibition

Our Tartu

10 December 2025

“Our Tartu” is an exhibition about the residents of Tartu and its districts. The exhibition introduces visitors to the kaleidoscopic…...

19th-century Tartu Citizen’s Home MuseumExhibition

Mirror in Space, Mirror in the Soul

10 December 2025

The new exhibition “Mirror in Space, Mirror in the Soul” at the 19th Century Citizen’s Museum opens a door into…

KGB Cells MuseumExhibition

Life of a Forest Brother

10 December 2025

The exhibition “Life of a Forest Brother” explores the lives and activities of the forest brothers – members of the resistance…...