Koidula Museum

Museum address:

J.V. Jannseni 37, Pärnu

Entrance fee 1 EURO

Museum open during operating hours 18:00 - 23:00

Program

The story of the Estonian awakening

The lovely yellow wooden house and its enchanting garden carry with them the spirit of the 19th-century awakening – this is where the Estonian-language press was born and national self-awareness was formed.

In this house there was a rural school, the editorial office of the newspaper Perno Postimees and J. V. J. Jannsen’s family home. It was here that the schoolmaster’s eldest daughter became the beloved poetess Lydia Koidula.

At the museum’s permanent exhibition, interactive stands tell the stories of Koidula and Jannsen’s memories of the old schoolhouse. The permanent exhibition is complemented by a temporary exhibition hall on the second floor of the museum, where, in addition to the exhibitions, you can watch a retrospective of Koidula’s plays and TV programmes.

At the exhibition “Fiddle Calls” in the Garden Gallery, you can listen to the stories of Pärnumaa village pipers and listen to rare recordings of their unique instrument playing – for the latter, you need your own mobile device, or QR code reader.

NB! Ticket sales end 30 minutes before the museum closes, 22.30!

Accessibility information:

There is a bus stop “Koidula Museum” in the immediate vicinity of the museum. In front of the building there are a few parking spaces, parking is free of charge in the area.