Museum anniversary year
2026 will mark 50 years since the opening of the Under and Tuglas Literary Institute Museum! When we hosted our first guests in 1976, the museum was called the Friedebert Tuglas House Museum.
We have collected all the anniversary year events on this page (the list is growing!). More detailed information about each event can be found on the “events” page on our website a few weeks before the event.
January
On January 10, Director of the Literary Institute Kristi Viiding, Head of the Department of Modern Literature Merlin Kirikal and Head of the Department of Old Literature Kaarel Vanamölder will discuss the future plans of the renewed Literary Institute in the program „Loetud ja kirjutatud“ on Vikerraadio. Listen to the program here.
On January 30, Estonian Literature Day, the President of the Republic of Estonia, Alar Karis, will visit the Literary Institute Museum. The focus of the visit is the current state and future needs of Estonian literature research, as well as the Literary Institute’s plans and activities. See the photo gallery here.
February
From February 27, the exhibition “Out Between the Covers” by fashion designer Kerttu Siplane will be open for public at the Literary Institute Museum. The exhibition is inspired by books left on the shelves of recycling rooms at waste stations. Read more here.
March
On March 2, in collaboration with the Estonian Writers’ Union, we will announce the laureates of the Friedebert Tuglas short story award.
On March 27, we will celebrate Marie Under’s 143rd birthday with a candlelight vigil, a tour, and the Marie Under evening „And Now a Star Fell and My Heart Set on Fire“ organized in the Writers’ House together with the Estonian Literary Museum. Read more here.
May
On May 3, a traditional Let’s Do It! workday will be held in the garden of the Literary Institute Museum. This is a special Nõmme garden, which became a landmark in its own right during the Tuglas era. More information and registration on the Teeme Ära page.
On May 16, during the annual Museum Night, you can hear the voices hidden in the collections of the Literary Institute. We will open the exhibition „Voices in an Everyday Evening”, which asks: what voices did Marie Under, Artur Adson and Elo and Friedebert Tuglas read, hear or even create? The house tour with the opening of the exhibition will start at 7:00 PM. You can find out about the Museum Night program here.
On May 28 at 4 PM, cultural historian and the first and long-time Director of the Nõmme Museum, Piret Loide, will come to the Literary Institute Museum to talk about the literary and cultural landscape of Nõmme. The evening is part of the Nõmme Spring 2026 program. The event is free.
On May 28 at 4 PM, cultural historian and the first and long-time Director of the Nõmme Museum, Piret Loide, will come to the Literary Institute Museum to talk about the literary and cultural landscape of Nõmme. The evening is part of the Nõmme Spring 2026 program. The event is free.
June
On June 25 at 5 PM, we invite everyone to the Literary Institute Museum for an evening lecture focusing on the history and development of this remarkable museum over the past 50 years. During the evening, Elle-Mari Talivee, Senior Researcher at the Literary Institute and long-time Head of the Museum Department, will present the story of this unique house museum’s formation and its role in Estonian literary and cultural history. Admission with a museum ticket: €5 regular admission, €3 concession admission (school pupils, university students, and seniors), or free with a museum card.
July
On July 17 at 4 PM, the Literary Institute Museum will host the guided tour „The Tuglases’ Life in Nõmme”, offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Elo and Friedebert Tuglas, who moved to Nõmme at the beginning of the Soviet occupation. The tour will also introduce treasures preserved in the museum, including items from the Tuglases’ book, photograph, manuscript, and art collections. The event will be held in English. Admission with a museum ticket: €5 regular admission, €3 concession admission (school pupils, university students, and seniors), or free with a museum card. Read more here.
September
On September 4 at 5.30 PM, as part of ArhiTUUR, organized in cooperation with the Museum of Estonian Architecture, visitors will have the opportunity to explore the surroundings of the Under and Tuglas House Museum in Nõmme. The programme includes a walking tour through Nõmme’s picturesque streets with journalist Epp Alatalu, followed by a museum tour focusing on the interior design of the writers’ house which will be led by Killu Raja, Senior Museum Operations Specialist at the Literary Institute.
On September 24, we invite everyone to the Under and Tuglas House Museum to listen to the eerie stories of the Kikimoorid about Nõmme and the adventures of its residents. Dagmar Lamp and Heidi Ruul, creators of the podcast Külmavärinad („Shivers”), are known as the Kikimoorid. They share chilling true stories, fascinating adventures from both history and the present day, and tales from the worlds of crime and the paranormal, drawing on material from Estonia and abroad.
November
On November 2, we will open an exhibition of paintings by Anu Hint in the museum gallery.