Topic: research

On 2 November from 11:00 to 16:00, the University of Tartu Main Building will host the international seminar “Khachatur Abovyan 1830–1836 in Tartu, a Place of His Spiritual Rebirth”, focusing on the connections between Khachatur Abovyan, the 19th-century Armenian national hero, writer, and educational reformer, and the city of Tartu and the University of Tartu. The seminar marks the 190th anniversary of Abovyan’s departure from Tartu after six years of study in the city.

On 16 May, Museum Night “Night of Voices” will take place. On this occasion, the doors of all three buildings of the University of Tartu Museum (the University of Tartu Museum, the University of Tartu Art Museum, and the Tartu Observatory) will be open from 18:00 to 23:00.

At the University of Tartu Museum, visitors can see the exhibition “Is It Easy to Be Old?”, which invites people to reflect on the meaning of ageing and the challenges of an ageing society.

The University of Tartu Museum regularly issues publications about the university and the history of science as well as books on exhibitions, research projects and university anniversaries.

The research activities of the University of Tartu Museum are focused on collections that concern the history of science at the University of Tartu and in Estonia.

Tartu Ülikooli muuseumi kogudega saab tutvuda veebis või kokkuleppel koguhoidjatega kohapeal.