Kolkja Museum of Old Believers

Peipsiääre, Estonia

The Russian Old-Believers (starovery) have kept their religious rituals unchanged for more than 1000 years. Today, there are 11 starover congregations with approximately 15 000 members in Estonia. A museum situated in Kolkja village on the coast of Lake Peipsi displays traditional clothes, crafts, tools, household items, and religious items of the Old-Believers.

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Michael Koker (10 months ago)
A small Tower was there, for a quick lookout over the Lake.
Liisa Past (11 months ago)
Excellent little museum, good overview of the culture, history, traditions and ways of life. Easily accessible, friendly staff. We spent half an hour.
Hakan Ener (11 months ago)
This museum explains very well where and why the Old Believes originated. The VR headset shows you a 360-degree video with their church ceremony at Easter, which is almost like traveling back in time. Objects on display are authentic. The large-screen video of their history (upstairs) was powerful. I believe the entrance fee was close to 10 euros per adult.
Athanassios Bakalidis (2 years ago)
The truth of the matter is that we arrived there late so we only had time to grab a bite in the restaurant and did not see the museum itself. The food they serve is fish from the lake, cooked in the traditional ways of the Old Believers, and fir me that wasn't that much of a delight. The atmosphere of the place and the kind waitress on the other hand made up for it. So, one way or another I think that the visit there is certainly worth it, including the stroll to the local bakery, the church, the graveyard snd the observatory by the lake. Promised myself to return one day with more time in my hands.
Rahul R Menon (2 years ago)
Learned something new about a culture I had no idea about.
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