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Address:
Lossi 25, 51003 Tartu
Opening Hours:
Wed-Sun 11-17
Contact:
ajaloomuuseum@ut.ee
Phone: 372 737 5674
Fax: 372 737 5679
Additional information:
Guided tours are offered to school classes and other groups.
Links:
Tartu Ülikooli ajaloo muuseum
University of Tartu
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Description:
The collections of the museum comprise 65 000 specimens. Considering the aspect of the history of science, the museum values most highly its collection of apparatuses, instruments, devices and various collections used in the university for scientific research since the 19th century.
The museum also holds an archive including various records associated with university and personal papers of faculty, a photo and an art collection.
The permanent exhibition describes the history of Tartu University through a collection of objects from a wide range of disciplines and student life dating from the 17th century to the present.
Further Reading:
Ilomets, T., Päid, M., Johann Friedrich v. Erdmanns (1778-1846) pharmakognostische Sammlung in Dorpat (Tartu), in: Kästner, I., Pfrepper, R. (ed.), Deutsch-russische Beziehungen in Medizin und Naturwissenschaften, Vol. 6. Aachen, 2002, pp. 81 – 88
Kriis, L., Chemical instruments and collections from the 19th century in the history museum of Tatu University, in: Dorikens, M. (ed.), Scientific Instruments and Museums. Proceedings of the XXth International Congress of History of Science (Liége, 20-26 Julay 1997), Vol. XVI, Brepols Publishers, 2002.
Kriis, L., Tartu Ülikooli ajaloo muuseumi kogud, in: Tartu Ülikooli ajaloo küsimusi, Vol. XXVII, Tartu, 1993, pp. 166-173.
Martis, E., Tartu Ülikooli Ajaloo Muuseum, in: Tartu Ülikooli ajaloo küsimusi, Vol. XXVII, Tartu, 1993, pp. 158-165.
Museum Historicum Universitatis Tartuensis / University of Tartu, Tartu, 1994.
Tartu Ülikooli ajaloo küsimusi, Vol. XXXII, Tartu, 2001.
XIX sajandi füüsikariistu ülikooli ajaloo muuseumis. Catalogue. Compiled by T. Pung. Tartu, 1996.
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