Spring Day and the fair "Things of the new age"
The spring day festival and fair
Things of the new age
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May from 11.00 to 16.00
Throughout history, people have always been striving
for progress and making life easier. To do this, they invented new machines and
work techniques but also put into practice grand ideas, which might have seemed
insane at first. Many of the novel inventions of the past have become ingrained
in our daily lives while others sunk into oblivion, and some innovations
actually contributed to regression.
On Spring Day this year, we focus on the innovations that have come to stay in our lives over the past centuries, forever changing the way we live.
As always, we’ll be holding our spring fair, and there will be fun and music. Welcome to enjoy the spring at our museum!
In the Swing Square, you will find local food producers and farmers united by the Estonian Chefs Association, and top professionals will bring you a three-course menu using local ingredients in the open-air restaurant on the shore. Table reservations here.
Köstriaseme farm – New trends in farm architecture at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries
The museum’s Centre of Rural Architecture and its partners provide an overview of the innovations in architecture and construction methods that mark the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
Pulga farm – The railway opens the gate to the wide world
When the first railway line in Estonia was built in 1870, it opened unprecedented opportunities for the mobility of goods and people. But the family on Pulga farm is not entirely sure what it could mean for them. Could it be harmful to their dairy cattle? And do we really need to be building such a road through Estonia to transport oranges from Paldiski to Russia? Their boarder who used to work on railway construction is trying to answer the farmer’s questions.
Härjapea farm – Modern trends in food and drink
When stovetop cooking became widely available, rural food habits changed. In addition, farms saw a number of other novelties that allowed more elevated dishes to be prepared. On a 1930s farm, the list starts with baking tins and aspic tins and even includes a cherry pit remover. The hostess on Härjapea farm will tell you which tools must be there in a properly equipped farm kitchen while she’s cooking.
On the porch, you can see a cream separator which makes the job of separating cream from milk so much easier!
Kolu Inn – Folk Music Performance
At 12:00, the Violin Ensemble "Viiulised" from Kanutiaia Huvikool and the folk music ensemble from Rae Huvialakool will perform together.
At 14:00 Violin Ensemble "Windviolin" will perform.
Lau village shop – Travel the world on radio waves!
Radios were luxury items in the 1930s, which only a few could afford.
The tailor, who is a tenant in Lau shop, has the first radio in the village. He must be hoping it will attract clients who will have latest fashion items made, and the new sewing machine will pay off. The radio plays new foreign music and fresh hits by Estonian artists.
Orgmetsa fire station
The brass band "Pritsu Brass" of the Tallinn Firefighters' Union will perform at 11:30 and 13:00.
Kuie school – New gardening and farming skills
Rural schools were the source of other useful knowledge in addition to literacy. This time, the school master’s wife will be telling the villagers about gardening and cultivated plants. How did apple trees find their way to the school garden, and why don’t we see lentils or turnips there any longer? What was hemp used for, and what winding road did it take potatoes to fill Estonian fields?
Kolkhoz apartment building – Tech wanders of the Soviet era
The Soviet Union kept trying to make it seem that it was namely there where scientists first invented new products and technologies while, in fact, many inventions were copied from the West.
The hostesses in the Kolkhoz apartment building are busy with such chores as vacuum cleaning, beating eggs, brewing coffee and making waffles, all of these made seemingly effortless with new dedicated household appliances.
In the yard, you can meet the proud owner of a Zaporozhets checking that the car is ready for a spring trip.
Sepa farm – The early years of collective farms (kolkhozes): Bright future or road to decline?
The new exhibition on Sepa farm describes the first years of collective farms in Estonia, which turned the former way of life upside down. How did rural population’s life change after kolkhozes were forcibly organized by the Soviet government? What consequences did this innovation have, and how did people cope with them in their daily lives? You can listen to the curator of the exhibition talking about these issues.
The spring fair along the main road will be open from 10.00 to 16.00, selling handicraft and food items.
The Kolga Farm Kid’s World and Sheperd’s Trail are open.
Swing Square.
The Estonian Chefs Association will be cooking a delicious dinner with locally produced ingredients. Guests are welcome to a long table on the shore, the white tablecloth gently stirred by May seaside breeze. Updates about reservations will follow soon!
There can be further changes in the programme.
Admission with the Tallinn Card is free!
We recommend using public transport, walking, or riding a scooter or
bicycle!
Public transport:
Buses number 21 and 21B stop at the museum's gate. Buses number 41 and 41b
go from the museum to the city center. It's about a 15-minute walk along the
seaside road from the Zoo stop.
By car:
Free parking is available at the museum's main gate, the Tehasemaja parking
lot, and the rear parking lot (about 1 km towards Kakumäe from the main gates).
TICKET OFFICES ARE LOCATED:
At the museum's main gate and rear gate (about 1 km towards Kakumäe from the
main gates).