Summer exhibitions in Tartu Nature House

Tartu Nature House is a small green oasis in the middle of the city. A beautiful park surrounds the centre, where visitors can familiarise themselves with different educational trails, a beaver dam meant for humans, gardens, a viewing platform and children’s play area.

The innovative and sustainably built house works as environmental education centre, hobby school and a visitors centre. At the heart of the building is the winter garden where you’ll find various exotic plant species, as well as tortoises.

Take a virtual tour: https://www.tartuloodusmaja.ee/vtuur/
Or visit us! We also offer guided tours.

Admission tickets:
September – May  3 eur/2 eur/10 eur
June – August = 5 eur/3 eur/13 eur

Opening hours: Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm

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Our summer exhibitions 2024:

Natural science exhibition “Fathers and Sons“

The focus of the exhibition “Fathers and Sons” are the fathers in the animal and plant kingdom, their association with their descendants, the duration of their generations and the future of the species. The exhibition is divided into several major themes and offers something to visitors of all ages. In addition to the roles of fathers in raising their offspring, the exhibition makes complex topics such as genetics and reproduction more understandable. The cellular level is also under observation – with the help of moulages and games, an otherwise invisible world is opened to the eye to better understand conception and heredity.

Painting exhibition “From Dark to Bright”

Estonian artist’s Kaie Shestakova-Karu beautiful natural paintings bring a blossoming spring and summer to the Nature House. The author himself characterizes his own works as follows: “Colours play an important part in my life and that is precisely why my works are characterized by a great abundance of colour. There was a period where I liked to paint pastosely and there was also a time when my paintings were in mostly dark tones. I have gotten inspiration for creating my paintings from my home garden, pets, poetry, music and theatre.” Kaie Shestakova-Karu has graduated from Tartu Art School and is a member of the Estonian Artists Association.