Comenius “ European cultural diversity, is our common wealth” Estonia 2011

1. Comenius“European cultural diversity, is our common wealth” Estonia 2011

2. Kohtla-Järve Vahtra põhikooll presents

3. A museum of Estonian culture

4. Let`s have a look at the true Estonian countryside and village life in Estonian Open Air Museum!

5. Ethnographic museum

6. Estonian Open Air Museum (Rocca al Mare)

7. The museum is located in a lovely, well-maintained forest park on a high sandstone bank on Kopli Bay, just 15 minutes drive from the centre of Tallinn. There is a church, a tavern, a schoolhouse, a fire station, some fishing net sheds, a dancing area and a village swing.

8. Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum is located near the city of Rocca al Mare and was founded in 1957. The Estonian Open Air was opened to the visitors in the year 1964. The entire territory of the Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum at Estonia is fractioned into four different parts that correspond to the typical village types. These types include the Western Estonia, Southern Estonia, Northern Estonia and the islands. In each region, farmyards of different wealth and age stand in the central position. There are also twelve farmyards that are exhibited presently. For the purpose of creating a true rural milieu, an inn, a church, a schoolhouse, a fire station several mills and net-sheds have also been transferred to the Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum in Estonia. The Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum of Estonia is one of the few open air museums in Europe as well as the world, which remains open to the visitors round the year with almost no off days. Even the handicraft shop and the Kolukorts, serving Estonia's national food also continue to be open every day. The Rocca-al-Mare Open Air Museum provides a complete picture of Estonia's village life. The old Estonian vernacular buildings with exhibited commodities collectively help to depict the daily life of the peasants in the 18th or 20th centuries. Different activities and celebrations of the traditional calendar holidays add a special touch to the village atmosphere.

9. The Estonian Open Air Museum is like a village, with 12 farms.

10. The Estonian Open Air was founded in 1957, but it was opened to the visitors in the year 1964.

11. There are a number of mills.

19. TheEstonianOpenAirMuseum, whichislocatedclosetothecityinRoccaalMare, isoneofthefewopenairmuseumsinEurope, andeventheworld, thatisopenyearround, withalmostnodaysoff. Thehandicraftshopnearthemuseum'smaingateandtheKolukõrtsthatservesEstoniannationalfoodarealsoopeneveryday. Duringthesummerperiod, 11 farmcomplexeswith 72 buildingsareopentovisitors, inadditiontosinglebuildingsthathaveplayedanimportantroleinEstonianvillagelifesuchasaninn, school, chapel, fireshedandwindmills. Thereareapproximately 60,000 objectsinthemuseum'scollectionsandover 100,000 peoplevisitthemuseumeveryyear.

20. The Open Air Museum transports visitors back in time to the rural Estonia of old. The vast, forested park is filled with thatched, 19thcentury farm buildings, windmills and schools, with staff in period costume demonstrating how people lived and worked in times past.

21. Thank you for your attention.

22. Resources http://www.ida-virumaa.ee/docs/d5.pdf http://www.panoramio.com/photo/32550909