The eighth edition of the Wild City photo competition begins

This is the eighth edition of the Wild City photo competition, part of the Nature Festival programme. The 2023 Nature Festival will focus on public and private gardens.
20.03.2023

Does nature matter to you? Become a co-organiser of the Nature Festival

The ninth annual Nature Festival focuses on the beauty and wildlife of gardens. It will take place from 7 to 11 June. Proposals from co-organisers are accepted until 31 March.
13.03.2023

220 years of science and history

The University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden is a meeting place for visitors, students and researchers. It documents Estonian and global nature, promotes research and disseminates knowledge on nature education to contribute to the conservation of biodiversity.

University of Tartu Natural History Museum

University of Tartu Botanical Garden

Where to go with kids?

Visit the Natural History Museum or the Botanical Garden! The museum is the place to stand face-to-face with a lion, study sparkling minerals, rocks and fossils or listen to a woodfinch sing. In the Botanical Garden, you can enjoy the warm tropics, meet turtles, see insectivorous plants or 70-year-old cacti.

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On 12 April, the ceramics exhibition "Ex terra. Hortus luteus" opened at the Botanical Garden, featuring ceramic works of art made mainly by wood-firing. The exhibition will remain open until 31 May.
14.04.2023
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The sixth national nature marathon will take place on 10-11 June. All interested participants are invited to register their observation sites by 1 June.
11.04.2023
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This is the eighth edition of the Wild City photo competition, part of the Nature Festival programme. The 2023 Nature Festival will focus on public and private gardens.
06.04.2023
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Designer Reet Aus will discuss the textile industry's environmental impact at the Nature Talks at the University of Tartu Natural History Museum.
06.04.2023

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What to do in Tartu?

Tartu is a university town full of wisdom, history and exciting events. The University of Tartu Natural History Museum and the Botanical Garden host a number of regular events, such as family activity days, a series of nature evenings or nature poetry evenings with renowned poets. See when the next event takes place and come and join in!