Estonian Literary Museum

The Estonian Literary Museum (ELM, Estonian: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum ) in Tartu, is a national research institute of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Estonia. Its mission is to collect the multilingual cultural heritage of Estonia, to preserve and communicate the results of research and the public.

History

The history of the Estonian Literary Museum began in 1909 with the founding of the Estonian National Museum and Archives Library in Tartu ( Dorpat ). A working group on bibliography was added in 1921, from 1927 to 1929 was followed by two other departments.

During World War II, the Institute was divided into two state museums ( ethnography and literature). 1946 combined, made ​​it to 1997, the only museum in the Association of the Academy of Sciences. Some years after the restoration of national independence in 1995, it received its former name back and extended the publication of its annual almanac to technical articles, sources and primary research. Since 1957, the Museum of Literature held every December, a two-day conference for literature and folk art, the so-called Kreutz Forest Day in memory of Friedrich Reinhold Kreutz forest, one of the most important literary Estonian.

Structure

The ELM acts as a central archive in particular of Estonian literature and folk art. It is divided into 5 sections:

In addition to their specific activities, the departments cooperate closely and make their results to the public without restriction. They also organize exhibitions and campaigns, conferences, conferences and various seminars.