Muhu Museum

Koguva village
Muhu Island 94701
Estonia

Tel: +372 45 48 885 or +372 50 11 566
Fax: +372 45 48 872
E-mail to Muhu Museum
Muhu Museum´s website

Portraits of island life
Muhu Museum is situated in the historical Koguva village. Visitors are welcome to our expositions in Tooma farm, in the old village school from the 19th C and in Välja farm where respectively traditional peasant culture, local school history and traditional textile are featured. The heart of the museum is Tooma farmstead which is a representative example of Muhu farm architecture. In its outbuildings old agricultural and fishing equipment is exhibited. In the main building, visitors find a small introduction to Juhan Smuul’s life and work. Juhan Smuul was a poet, drama and prose writer, and remarkable author of non-fiction. He graduated from Piiri 6-year school and attended Jäneda agricultural school for a short period. In 1941 he was drafted in the Soviet army; later he worked as a journalist. In 1947 he became a freelance writer and was Chairman of the Estonian Writers’ Union from 1953–1971. Smuul received the Lenin Prize for literature 1961 for his travel book „The Ice Book“ about an expedition to the South Pole.

Services

• Guided tours in the museum and around Muhu
• Guests can try weaving

Seasonal Opening:  September 1 – May 15; Wed till Sun 10.00-17.00
                                 May 16 – August 31; Mon till Sun 10.00-19.00          

Personnel

• General Manager -  Kadri Tüür