Exhibitions

“Armastusega Eestisse: Kahe põlvkonna reisikiri”/ “To Estonia, With Love: An Intergenerational Travelogue” is the story of three generations of Estonian-Canadian women—Helen Rammo (née Haljaste), Marina Intson (née Rammo), and Camille Intson—tracing their ancestors’ footsteps from Estonia to Canada and back again in the aftermath of the 1940-1991 Soviet occupation. This story begins with the personal […]

11.02.2025 – 20.03.2025 Memories from Altai Krai narrates the tale of the artist’s ancestors who, facing a shortage of land at the end of the 19th century, embarked on a challenging journey to Siberia. Driven by the hope for a better life, they traversed a long and arduous path to Barnaul County in Altai Krai, Central […]

Tartu, along with southern Estonia, has been chosen as a 2024 European Capital of Culture. VEMU Estonian Museum Canada’s home is also Tartu – Tartu College, that is. Thus, it’s very natural and fitting that we also celebrate this special year for Tartu here in Toronto. In search of an exhibit for this occasion, we […]

  In 2024, cultural diversity is celebrated in Estonia upon initiative from the Estonian Ministry of Culture – the unique qualities of communities and cultures which contribute to the cultural diversity of Estonia. The organization of the year’s events has been entrusted to the Integration Foundation. Everyone will work together in order to showcase and […]

The popular Vabamu exhibition will be opening at VEMU Estonian Museum Canada in Toronto from 23.09.2023-29.02.2024.  Originally opened in November 2021 at Vabamu Museum of Occupation and Freedom in Tallinn,‘Why Estonia? 30 Years from the USSR to e-Estonia’, takes a look back at the birth of a digital nation, its achievements over the years and what […]