Saatse Seto Museum
Saatse Seto Museum was opened in the former schoolhouse on 25 July 1974. The museum was founded by the legendary principal of Satserinna School, Viktor Veeber.
The new permanent exhibition of the museum that houses Setomaa's most extensive collection provides information on Saatse as a village surrounding a church, and on the local history and people.
The Museum focuses on the following topics: Seto man, Seto man's work, Seto woman, making clay pots, the Church of St. Paraskeva the Great Martyr and Päätnitsa Day (the Feast of St Paraskeva). If arranged beforehand, you can also visit the church.
The museum has a spacious yard and a beautiful park with a study trail, located just a few hundred metres from the Russian border.
Saatse Seto Museum was opened in the former schoolhouse on 25 July 1974. The museum was founded by the legendary principal of Satserinna School, Viktor Veeber.
The new permanent exhibition of the museum that houses Setomaa'
Reviews
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Really warm and friendly staff describing the local custom etc
There has a really friendly and warm welcome. The woman who made the tour described a lot of interesting about locals (about their customs, dressing style, history, traditional food, religion etc...
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Small but informative museum
The museum is located in an old wooden building very near Russian border (in fact you can see the border if you walk along the nature path starting from the museum). The exhibition is housed in the...
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Kiinnostava pikkumuseon
Viron kaakkoisosassa elävien setojen historiaa ja elämää monesta eri näkökulmasta valottaa pieni Saatsen museo. Siellä on myös mahdollisuus kuunnella perinnemusiikkia eli leelo-lauluja, jotka...
