Eesti Tuletõrjemuuseum
The fire museum operates in the Raua Street fire station together with a rescue command and presents the life of firefighters from the era of the Brotherhood of Blackheads until 1940.
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About the museum
The Estonian Fire Museum (Eesti Tuletõrjemuuseum) was founded on 30 October 1974 by the Estonian Republican Voluntary Fire Brigade Association, in order to collect, preserve and study the history of firefighting and rescue. It was the first museum devoted to firefighting in the whole Soviet Union. The author of the museum's idea and its first director was the long-serving firefighter Jaan Vaarmann.
From 2003 to 2013 the museum was called the Estonian Internal Security Museum and belonged to the administrative area of the Ministry of the Interior. Since 1 November 2013 it has been part of the Päästeamet (Rescue Board) and again bears the name Tuletõrjemuuseum. Until the beginning of 2007 the museum was located in Tallinn Old Town by Viru Square, in the oldest surviving fire station in Estonia, built in 1872. It then moved to the building on Raua Street.
The present building on Raua Street was designed by the architect Herbert Johanson and completed in 1939 as a fire station; it is a fine example of pre-Second World War limestone functionalism. Alongside the museum, the building also houses the Kesklinna Päästekomando (Kesklinn Rescue Command), the Rescue Board and the Põhja Päästekeskus (Põhja Rescue Centre), so visitors can see rescue workers at work and red rescue vehicles. The museum collection has more than 20,000 items: old extinguishing equipment, appliances, flags, uniforms and helmets, as well as photo, film and sound collections and printed material.
Highlights
- Permanent exhibition on the life of firefighters from the Brotherhood of Blackheads until 1940
- Firefighting and rescue equipment, extinguishing appliances, uniforms and helmets
- Museum located in the building of a working rescue command
- Limestone functionalist building of 1939 designed by Herbert Johanson
- Historic vehicles exhibition at the Saku Operatiivkeskus (by arrangement)
- Free admission
Permanent exhibition
- Püsinäitus – The permanent exhibition reflects the life of firefighters from the Brotherhood of Blackheads until 1940; visitors also see fire engines and equipment.
- Founded
- 1974
- Operated by
- Päästeamet
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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Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | To visit, you must call or write in advance and also register for the guided tour. The entrance is through the city-side vestibule of Raua 2, where an identity document must be shown at the guard desk. |
