From Head to Toe. Shirts
The third exhibition of the series of exhibitions From Head to ToeSHIRTS
At the Heimtali Museum of the Estonian National Museum
6 September to 30 November 2024
At the exhibition, you can get acquainted with the men’s and women’s shirts in the collection of the Heimtali Museum of the Estonian National Museum, explore the different ways of decorating them, and find out more about how shirts used to be worn and made in the old days. In addition to shirts from different regions of Estonia, the museum’s collection also features a shirt from Ukraine, which was collected during an expedition of the Estonian Academy of Art to Hutsul villages, and a shirt from Romania, found in the barn of a farm there. Some shirts have travelled a long way, traveling to Sweden with refugees from Estonia, and, decades later, making their way through Triinu, the Estonian folk art hobby group in Sweden, to the Heimtali Museum of the Estonian National Museum.
The series of exhibitions From Head to Toe is based on the 2024 and 2025 theme of the year ‘Rahvarüivas ruudus’ (Folk Costume Squared) of the Estonian Folk Art and Craft Union and introduces the various elements of folk dress belonging to the collection of the Heimtali Museum of the Estonian National Museum. The series started out with showcasing headwear and will end with an exhibition on footwear.
The exhibition schedule:
6 September – 30 November 2024 From Head to Toe. Shirts
6 December 2024 – 28 February 2025 From Head to Toe. Gloves
6 March – 31 May 2025 From Head to Toe. Skirts and Aprons
6 June – 30 August 2025 From Head to Toe. Accessories
5 September – 23 December 2025 From Head to Toe. Stockings, Socks, and Footwear
Past exhibitions:
1 March – 1 June 2024 From Head to Toe. Headwear
The Heimtali Museum of the Estonian National Museum is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.