Estonian Health Care Museum

Estonian Health Care Museum (Estonian: Eesti Tervisemuuseum) is a health museum in Tallinn, Estonia. The museum collects, exhibits and analyzes things related to healthcare in Estonia.[1]

Museum building (May 2012)

The museum was established in 1921. Before 1945, the museum was located in Tartu. In 1932, the branch was opened in Tallinn. In 1945, the museum was re-organized into the educational sanitary house (Estonian: sanitaarharidusmaja). In 1950, the sanitary house was closed.[1]

The museum re-opened in 1980 in Tallinn.[1]

References
  1. Tallinna entsüklopeedia [Encyclopedia of Tallinn]. Volume II (N-Ü) (in Estonian). Eesti Entsüklopeediakirjastuse AS. 2004. p. 243.

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