Juhan Liivi muuseum

About the museum

The Juhan Liivi museum is located in the village of Rupsi in Peipsiääre rural municipality, Tartu County, 36 km from Tartu and 4 km from Alatskivi. The museum presents the life and work of one of Estonia’s most beloved poets, Juhan Liivi, and the history of the surroundings of his home village. On the three-hectare site there are three main buildings: the main house (ticket sales and the Kodavere permanent exhibition), the exhibition house (a permanent exhibition on two floors and a room for temporary exhibitions) and the barn house (rehemaja).

The permanent exhibitions “Vaimulained / vaimupained” and “Oleksin ma luuletaja” (I Would Have Been a Poet) take visitors into the writer’s life and work and show his significance in Estonian cultural history, including his mental state. The permanent exhibition “Kodavere – hää mürakas kihelkonda” gives an overview of the historic Kodavere parish, whose boundaries extended from the Emajõgi river in the south to the Omedu river in the north.

The outdoor exhibition “Juhan Liivi meelemaastikud” (Juhan Liivi’s Mind Landscapes) can be visited even when the museum houses are closed. It includes the Oja farm, the home of Juhan Liivi.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibitions “Vaimulained / vaimupained” and “Oleksin ma luuletaja” (I Would Have Been a Poet)
• Permanent exhibition on the Kodavere parish
• Outdoor exhibition “Juhan Liivi meelemaastikud” (Juhan Liivi’s Mind Landscapes)
• Oja farm, Juhan Liivi’s home
• Sound exhibit for visitors with visual impairments

Permanent exhibitions

• Vaimulained / vaimupained – Permanent exhibition on Juhan Liivi’s life, work, legacy and mental state.
• Oleksin ma luuletaja – Permanent exhibition that takes the visitor into the writer’s life and work.
• Kodavere – hää mürakas kihelkonda – A small exhibition on the heritage of the historic Kodavere parish, whose boundaries extended from the Emajõgi river to the Omedu river.

Founded

1988

Admission & discounts

The museum card is valid. Free admission also for museum staff and members of the Emakeeleõpetajate Selts (Mother Tongue Teachers’ Association).

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

The disabled parking space is in the area between the exhibition house and the main house; the accessible toilet is in the exhibition house. Visitors with pushchairs and wheelchairs have access to the outdoor exhibition and to the exhibitions on the ground floor of the exhibition house; there is no wheelchair access to the first floor. In the exhibition house there is a sound exhibit for visitors with visual impairments, with a Braille accompanying text, and in the kitchen of the barn house an audio installation, “Poeg” (The Son).

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Stroller-friendly

Educational programmes for different school levels.

Getting there & parking

The museum is on the Tartu–Kallaste road, 36 km from Tartu.

Amenities & dining

• Museum shop

Museum shop (souvenirs); 10% discount with the museum card.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this.

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