10 Reasons to Visit the Sports and Olympic Museum with Family:

3…2….1…. TO THE MUSEUM! You definitely cannot miss a visit to Europe's most modern sports experience centre! Here are 10 unique reasons for you to visit us.

1. THE SPORTS MUSEUM OFFERS A LOT TO DISCOVER FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY

Welcome to the largest sports experience centre in the Baltics, the most modern in the Nordic countries, and a nominee for the European Museum of the Year 2024, where both young and old sports lovers will have fun! We offer the joy of discovery for the whole family: during an activity-packed and educational visit, everyone will feel like a winner! See in the video what you can do when visiting us!

2. VIRTUAL TOUR AND AUDIO GUIDE - DIGITAL BUDDY

The discovery of the permanent exhibition at the sports museum is made even more exciting by the Digital Buddy web application! There are many fascinating sports stories throughout history, and unfortunately, not all of them can fit within the museum walls. Coming to aid as audio guides are renowned athletes who share additional stories to complement the exhibition.

• Rasmus Mägi (Estonian Male Athlete of the Year 2021) - EST
• Howard Frier (Basketball player) – ENG
• Julia Beljajeva (Olympic champion) – RUS
• Laura Ikauniece (Latvia's best heptathlete) – LAT
• Andrii Voinalovych (Ukrainian basketball team member) – UKR
• Jari Litmanen (Legendary Finnish football player) - FIN

3. WHAT'S BETTER THAN ONE MUSEUM? TWO!

The spirit of the Sports Museum has expanded to Tallinn with the opening of the Estonian Football Museum. Dive into Estonian football history and enjoy interactive hands-on attractions suitable for all ages. Come visit us at the iconic. Come visit us at the iconic A. Le Coq Arena, the largest football stadium in Estonia!

4. COOL ATTRACTIONS

3? 7? 10? The sports museum has more than 15 interactive attractions that you simply have to try at least once in your life! Whether it's a bobsled ride, descending from the Tehvandi ski jump tower using virtual reality glasses or training in the historical gym.

5. THE PERFECT LOCATION

The Sports Museum is located in the centre of Tartu: just a few minutes' walk from the Town Hall square. Check out the video on how to come to us!

6. A DAY FULL OF ACTIVITIES

Time flies when you’re having fun!

The average family with children stays in our experience centre for about 2 hours, 9 minutes and 56 seconds. This is as much as the current women's world record for marathon running. Go through a unique marathon with exciting hands-on activities
at the Sports Museum, and we guarantee that at the end of your visit you will
be proud to look at the numbers on your activity monitor!

7. ESTONIAN SPORTS HALL OF FAME

One of the grandest rooms in the Sports Museum, which is a special tribute to Estonia's most influential and famous sportsmen and sports influencers of all time. On the wall-sized screen, you can see the exploits of our heroes in a video image, and the spotlight that illuminates the dark room highlights the plaque and personal item of the athlete that you decide to highlight from the console at the moment!

8. GREAT SOUVENIRS IN THE MUSEUM SHOP

What is the first thing you think of when you hear the phrases "Sometimes lose, always win!" or "For clean sport!"? Anyway, we're thinking about socks and a sauna towel - in our cool museum shop you can find many clever and humorous souvenirs. Come and choose your favourite!

9. 158 141 SIGNIFICANT ITEMS

As of early 2024, the Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum holds over 158,000 objects, with nearly 5,000 on display. Every item tells its own unique story, whether it's Gerd Kanter's Beijing Olympic gold medal in the discus throw, a fragment of the crystal trophy won by the Tallinna Kalev basketball team with the USSR championship in 1991, or the discus, the training tool of the top athlete of the time, who took this with him when fighting in World War II. Come see for yourself!

 

10. AWARD-WINNING MUSEUM EDUCATION

The Sports Museum values education, which is reflected in our hands-on permanent exhibition "The Story of Estonian Sports" and has earned us the 2017 Museum Rat award for Promoter of Museum Education. To dive even deeper into sports history, we recommend booking an exciting guided tour in advance. Power lies in knowledge!