Estonian Road Museum Explained

Estonian Road Museum is a museum in Põlva County, Varbuse, Estonia. The museum is owned by Estonian Road Administration, which is a subunit of Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The purpose of the museum is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit items related to Estonian roads, road buildings and traffic heritage.[1]

The museum was opened on 6 June 2005.

In total, the museum contains about 43,000 items. The museum has also the biggest road grader collection in Eastern Europe.

In summer 2019, 1500m2 the exhibition hall was opened, and amongst other things the hall exhibits collection of road construction machinery until 1985.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: STORY OF THE MUSEUM Maanteemuuseum . www.maanteemuuseum.ee . 3 March 2022 . 30 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230330182857/https://www.maanteemuuseum.ee/en/story-museum . dead .