Exhibitions

The exhibition provides an overview of the activities of the Estonian community in Canada related to children and youth, from the beginning of exile to the present day, looking at which strategies have ensured the survival of Estonianness in Canada more than 80 years after the great flight of 1944. VEMU Estonian Museum Canada in […]

“Unissued Diplomas” is a worldwide exhibition that honours the memory of 40 Ukrainian students who will never graduate because their lives were taken by the Russian full-scale invasion that started on February 24, 2022. This exhibition aims to remind the world about the ongoing war and the price Ukrainians pay daily in their fight for […]

In celebration the 500th anniversary of the Estonian book, this exhibition will take you on a journey through the world of the written word in Estonia – from the first mention of an Estonian text to the independence manifesto. The comic book exhibition by Joonas Sildre provides a fascinating overview of how the printed word […]

As of spring 2025, VEMU’s collection includes 1300 vinyl records. This exhibition showcases a small sampling of the diaspora Estonian records which can be found in VEMU’s collection. Avatud / Open: 22.05 – 12.09.2025

“Armastusega Eestisse: Kahe põlvkonna reisikiri”/ “To Estonia, With Love: An Intergenerational Travelogue” is the story of three generations of Estonian-Canadian women—Helen Rammo (née Haljaste), Marina Intson (née Rammo), and Camille Intson—tracing their ancestors’ footsteps from Estonia to Canada and back again in the aftermath of the 1940-1991 Soviet occupation. This story begins with the personal […]

11.02.2025 – 20.03.2025 Memories from Altai Krai narrates the tale of the artist’s ancestors who, facing a shortage of land at the end of the 19th century, embarked on a challenging journey to Siberia. Driven by the hope for a better life, they traversed a long and arduous path to Barnaul County in Altai Krai, Central […]