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The cluster exhibition “Tallinn speaking! A Century on Air” is dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Estonian broadcasting and takes the visitor on a journey through a whole century.
Step with us into an age when radio was a great innovation and a window on the world, then try out the newest media tools in ReelsLab, the digital media laboratory of the TV Tower, where your visit turns into a short video. The exhibition opens up the story of media through the people who shaped it, through technological achievements and through stories of everyday life. Tallinn TV Tower, which played an important part in the century of Estonian broadcasting, is exactly the right place to tell them.
See how guests at the opening described the exhibition…
NINE EXHIBITIONS
Nine views of one
century on air
01
A glimpse into the first moments of Estonian broadcasting.
02
The first decades of Estonian radio and broadcasting before the Second World War.
03
Photographs of Estonian homes where the radio was the pride of the family and a mark of status.
04
The women familiar and loved from Estonian Television screens across seven decades.
05
The stories of three legendary sports reporters told through their own personal belongings.
06
A world of science, technology and invention around media and the TV Tower.
07
The story of broadcasting from a European perspective, together with historic European radio sets.
08
How we travelled from the first radios and button phones to the smart devices of today.
09
Rare finds from the prop store of Finnish television history, a nod across the gulf.
COME AND BE PART OF THE STORY
…a story that has been on air for a hundred years. …a story that has been with us at every moment of life and brought joy and a sense of togetherness. …a story that continues here in the TV Tower today.
VISITOR INFORMATION
Plan your visit
LOCATION
Tallinn TV Tower
Kloostrimetsa tee 58a
OPENING HOURS
Mon–Thu 10–21
Fri–Sun 10–22
TEAM AND SUPPORTERS
The exhibitions and programmes have been created with the help of many partners, museums, embassies and volunteers:
The exhibitions are curated by Kertu Saks and Aare Baumer.
Location: Tallinn TV Tower
GALLERY
Opening gallery
Photos: Ardo Kaljuvee
IN THE MEDIA
Coverage
AKTUAALNE KAAMERA
Tallinna teletorni uus näitus viib Eesti raadioajaloo algusaegadesse
kanal 2 “telehommik”
