Coop Ühiskaubandusmuuseum
The museum in the Coop Eesti logistics centre presents the origin and development of cooperative trade in Estonia and includes a shop in the style of the last century.
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About the museum
The museum was founded in 1974 by the ETKVL Kooperatiivkool (ETKVL Cooperative School) and was located in the basement of a residential building on Köleri Street. After the school was closed at the beginning of 1993 and the building was returned to its owner, the museum's activity was interrupted. The museum was restored by 1994 and at first operated in the former hostel of the trade school, later in ETK premises on Narva Road. In the mid-1990s its activity was interrupted again, when the rooms were taken into use by a hotel. In 2003 the museum reopened in Tallinn in ETK premises at Kalda 7c; today it is located in the premises of the Coop Eesti logistics centre on Suur-Sõjamäe Street in Rae Rural Municipality.
The stands give an overview of the emergence and development of cooperative trade over more than a century. Visitors can visit a shop that looks like a store from the 1920s or 1930s. The collection includes 37 stands of text and pictures, a shop with about 400 exhibits in the style of the 1930s, more than a hundred books, anthologies and brochures, and numerous magazines, albums, photographs, chronicles, documents, product samples and trophies. The museum also presents Coop Eesti's current activities and the branches of business associated with cooperative trade, such as own production, construction, transport, catering, training and publishing.
Highlights
- 37 stands on the history of cooperative trade
- Shop in the style of the 1930s with about 400 exhibits
- Historic trade magazines that can be read on site
- Free admission, visits by arrangement
Permanent exhibition
- Ühiskaubanduse ajalugu – The stands show the emergence and development of cooperative trade in Estonia; in addition there is a shop in the style of the 1920s–1930s with about 400 exhibits.
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Coop Eesti Keskühistu
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Adults | free |
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Admission to the museum is free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the building of the Coop Eesti logistics centre in Soodevahe village, Rae Rural Municipality.
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Plan your visit
| Photography | Photography is allowed. |
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| Good to know | Explanations are given by a member of the museum staff. The old trade magazines in the museum's collection can be read on site. |
