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Finno-Ugric itinerant exhibition

29.10.2008

Starting from October 15, it is possible to learn about the history and culture of different Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples in the Estonian Traditional Music Center. The exhibition is a nice supplement to the kinship theme which runs through October introduced by the Kinship Days - during that week, the programme of Estonian Traditional Music Center contains several movies about different nationalities and also the final concert of the Kinship Days.

The exhibition is comprised of photos accompanied by texts, most of which are taken from the photographic collection of the Estonian National Museum. Many of the photos are taken by the photographers and scientists from the Estonian National Museum, but some, especially the older photos, were acquired by exchange from Finland, Russia, Hungary, etc. Estonians are not represented at this photographic exhibition, because its aim is to introduce other Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples.

Today, the Finno-Ugric and Samoyed peoples are connected first and foremost through their kindred languages.The Uralic peoples are divided into groups based on their languages: speakers of Baltic-Finnic (Estonian, Votian, Livonian, Finnish, Izhorian, Karelian, Veps), Sami, Volga (Erzya, Moksha, Mari), Permian (Udmurt, Komi), Ugrian (Hungarian, Khant, Mansi) and Samoyed (Nenets, Enets, Nganasan, Selkup) languages. There are 23 million Finno-Ugric and Samoyed people in all.

The itinerant exhibition of the Estonian National Museum is open for visitors in the glass section of the Estonian Traditional Music Center until the end of October. Entrance to the exhibition is free of charge.

Photo: "A woman herding geese in front of a storehouse." Tatar ANSV, Agrõz district. Priit Härmas, 1980.

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