VERA Platform_438 Viljandi county "Viljandi County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering P\u00e4rnu, J\u00e4rva, J\u00f5geva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia." Estonian Landscape image/jpeg IMAGE University of St Andrews VERA Platform "Viljandi County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering P\u00e4rnu, J\u00e4rva, J\u00f5geva, Tartu and Valga counties as well as Latvia." image/jpeg Image "" image/jpeg Monika Hint Image "Monika Hint, an student of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, runs her own studio, Koordikamber, in Koordi farm in Viljandi county. Collaborating with fellow artisans, local farmers, and hunters, she uses bone, horn, leather, wool, and other natural, often recycled materials to create products that build on and develop further traditional technologies. Koordikamber also offers courses and workshops. Tanning and tawing are traditional leather processing methods in Estonia. While tanning requires vegetables or flour, alum and salt are used \r\nin tawing. Until the beginning of the 20th century, these skills were widely practised domestically, though there also existed village tanners. During the 17\u201319th centuries leather pouches made of ram\u2019s scrotums were used as money bags and tobacco pouches. They were tanned along with the skins and decorated with applique, beads, copper rings and fabric. Nowadays the pouch is suitable for coins, cellphone, pipe, dice, tobacco, talisman etc" Movable Heritage "Monika Hint, an student of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, runs her own studio, Koordikamber, in Koordi farm in Viljandi county. Collaborating with fellow artisans, local farmers, and hunters, she uses bone, horn, leather, wool, and other natural, often recycled materials to create products that build on and develop further traditional technologies. Koordikamber also offers courses and workshops. Tanning and tawing are traditional leather processing methods in Estonia. While tanning requires vegetables or flour, alum and salt are used \r\nin tawing. Until the beginning of the 20th century, these skills were widely practised domestically, though there also existed village tanners. During the 17\u201319th centuries leather pouches made of ram\u2019s scrotums were used as money bags and tobacco pouches. They were tanned along with the skins and decorated with applique, beads, copper rings and fabric. Nowadays the pouch is suitable for coins, cellphone, pipe, dice, tobacco, talisman etc" Movable Heritage "" image/jpeg Mariana Hint-Rääk Image "" image/jpeg Riho Hint Image "" Tour "" Tour "" application/vnd.google-earth.kml+xml Shape "Monika Hint, an student of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy, runs her own studio, Koordikamber, in Koordi farm in Viljandi county. Collaborating with fellow artisans, local farmers, and hunters, she uses bone, horn, leather, wool, and other natural, often recycled materials to create products that build on and develop further traditional technologies." Artisan "" Artisan "" Immovable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "" Movable Heritage "The NGO Estonian Traditional Music Center is a nationwide, non-governmental organization that supports and organizes traditional music education and promotes the live performance of traditional music in an open and innovative manner. The Estonian Traditional Music Center serves as a partner of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's music department and information center for music schools, civic associations, traditional music ensembles, folklore groups, individual musicians, and traditional music enthusiasts in Estonia. Traditional Music Center organizes one of the biggest folk and world music festival in Baltics - Viljandi Folk Music Festival at the end of July, visited by 25 000 people every year and presenting more than 50 artist from all over the world. Since the spring of 2008, the Estonian Traditional Music Center has been operating in the beautifully renovated old granary of the Viljandi Manor, located in the Viljandi Castle Hills, where year-round concerts are held. The center also operates a training center and houses a traditional music information collection." Tour "The NGO Estonian Traditional Music Center is a nationwide, non-governmental organization that supports and organizes traditional music education and promotes the live performance of traditional music in an open and innovative manner. The Estonian Traditional Music Center serves as a partner of the University of Tartu Viljandi Culture Academy's music department and information center for music schools, civic associations, traditional music ensembles, folklore groups, individual musicians, and traditional music enthusiasts in Estonia. Traditional Music Center organizes one of the biggest folk and world music festival in Baltics - Viljandi Folk Music Festival at the end of July, visited by 25 000 people every year and presenting more than 50 artist from all over the world. Since the spring of 2008, the Estonian Traditional Music Center has been operating in the beautifully renovated old granary of the Viljandi Manor, located in the Viljandi Castle Hills, where year-round concerts are held. The center also operates a training center and houses a traditional music information collection." Tour "ERM Heimtali Museum ERM Heimtali Museum is located in the old municipal school building, completed in 1864. The school operated in the building until 1932, when it was moved to Heimtali Manor, where it remains to this day. 28. On 28 November 1987, on the anniversary of the local school, the Heimtali Local History Museum was opened in the old schoolhouse under the leadership of local resident Johannes Kokk. Under his guidance, the collection of local heritage and old objects was also begun. One part of the museum\u2019s display dealt with the history of local school and cultural life, while the other focused on rural culture and agricultural tools. Johannes Kokk remained the museum\u2019s director until 1992. In 1994, the museum was purchased by textile artist Anu Raud using the prize money from the Jakob von Uexk\u00fcll Revival Award. Anu Raud added to the existing collections her own collection of ethnographic and national textiles, previously kept in the museum room at K\u00e4\u00e4riku Farm, and began renovating the building with her own funds and with the help of sponsors. 2009. In 2009, when the Estonian National Museum celebrated its 100th anniversary, Anu Raud donated her private museum\u2019s property and collections in their entirety to ERM in order to ensure the museum\u2019s future development. Since 1 June 2010, the museum has officially borne the name ERM Heimtali Museum. Today, the museum\u2019s collections include materials related to local school life and tools from the surrounding area, as well as cabinet- and chestfuls of traditional textile examples from different regions of Estonia. The museum also has a library devoted to folk art, home culture, and art. ERM Heimtali Museum is open to visitors: Tue\u2013Sat 9 am\u20135 pm Heimtali, 71102 Viljandi County, Estonia" Tour "ERM Heimtali Museum ERM Heimtali Museum is located in the old municipal school building, completed in 1864. The school operated in the building until 1932, when it was moved to Heimtali Manor, where it remains to this day. 28. On 28 November 1987, on the anniversary of the local school, the Heimtali Local History Museum was opened in the old schoolhouse under the leadership of local resident Johannes Kokk. Under his guidance, the collection of local heritage and old objects was also begun. One part of the museum\u2019s display dealt with the history of local school and cultural life, while the other focused on rural culture and agricultural tools. Johannes Kokk remained the museum\u2019s director until 1992. In 1994, the museum was purchased by textile artist Anu Raud using the prize money from the Jakob von Uexk\u00fcll Revival Award. Anu Raud added to the existing collections her own collection of ethnographic and national textiles, previously kept in the museum room at K\u00e4\u00e4riku Farm, and began renovating the building with her own funds and with the help of sponsors. 2009. In 2009, when the Estonian National Museum celebrated its 100th anniversary, Anu Raud donated her private museum\u2019s property and collections in their entirety to ERM in order to ensure the museum\u2019s future development. Since 1 June 2010, the museum has officially borne the name ERM Heimtali Museum. Today, the museum\u2019s collections include materials related to local school life and tools from the surrounding area, as well as cabinet- and chestfuls of traditional textile examples from different regions of Estonia. The museum also has a library devoted to folk art, home culture, and art. ERM Heimtali Museum is open to visitors: Tue\u2013Sat 9 am\u20135 pm Heimtali, 71102 Viljandi County, Estonia" Tour 58.35828707234541 25.58853149414063