Obinitsa Museum

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Obinitsa museum is a local museum, opened in 1995 in Obinitsa in Estonia. The museum has two units: Obinitsa Seto Muuseumitarõ (located in the village of Obinitsa) and Seto fortress-farm or Luikjärve farm (situated 4 km from Obinitsa). The museum hosts displays about Setumaa history and culture.

Among them for example handicraft of Seto women, archaeological exhibition, and a chapel. The purpose of the museum is to collect and preserve the history, objects and cultural heritage of the villages in, foremost, Meremäe rural municipality area. A large portion of the museum objects date back to 1910-1940.

As of 2012, there are around 2000 exhibits in the museum collection. Among others the following farmhouse objects are represented: Bedding, towels, holy icon scarves, floor rugs, table cloths, dishes, wooden tools, and furniture. The collection of Seto folk clothes: chemises, over-garments, overcoats, sashes, ribbons, linen pants, headdresses, aprons, stockings, jackets, moccasins, boots, etc.

Before 1994, the building of the museum had the Obinitsa library in it, managed by Liidia Sillaots. In April 1994, the library moved into the building of the newly built Obinitsa kindergarten. At...