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Estonian Museum Association

Muuseumi tee 2, Tartu, tel 735 0412

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 Narva mnt 22, Mustvee, 49604 Jõgeva maakond
 772 6491
 5564 7321
 
 Mon–Fri 10–18, (Jul-Aug Sat–Sun 11–16) or advance notice required
 

The Western banks of Lake Peipsi have been the home of the Old Believers for more than 300 years. They appeared after the church reform of Patriarch Nikon in Russia (1653–56) as a result of which the church was divided into new Nikonians and Old Believers. Due to persecution the Old Believers fled to neighbouring countries and in the end of the 17th century they inhabited the Western bank of Lake Peipsi. The museum gives a survey of their culture yesterday and today and offers an opportunity to learn their history and see their everyday life.






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