Topic: culture

Sketches of the university town greet visitors in the Philosophicum
The University of Tartu Philosophicum Hall Gallery (Jakobi 2, Tartu) welcomes February with the art of Alexandra Milyakina, researcher at the Institute of Philosophy and Semiotics. The exhibition „Sketches of the university town“ opens on Friday, 7th February at 15.00.
03. February 2025 culture
UNESCO Chairs dedicated to living heritage met in Paraguay
This week the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage meets in Paraguay. This was an opportunity for the The UNESCO Chair on Applied Studies of Intangible Cultural Heritage (University of Tartu) to present our recent and current initiatives to other chairholders.
Guest Lecture: "Sikkim’s Moving Landscapes. Towards Non-Human Agency Scenarios for the Future"
Guest Lecture: "Sikkim’s Moving Landscapes. Towards Non-Human Agency Scenarios for the Future" on December 13.
22. November 2024 culture
Guest Lecture: "Star Prophecy, Massacre of the Innocents, Baby in a Basket, and other legends about the origin of the Tangut state"
Guest Lecture: "Star Prophecy, Massacre of the Innocents, Baby in a Basket, and other legends about the origin of the Tangut state" on December 6.
22. November 2024 culture
26. September 2024 cooperationculture
16. September 2024 culture
Faculty of Arts and Humanities invites you to autumn fair to celebrate start of new academic year
For the second year in a row, volunteers from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities are organising an eco-friendly fair that offers everything sustainable. This enables reusing a wide range of consumer goods in addition to delighting fairgoers with farm, garden and forest products. The fair will take place in the courtyard of Philosophicum on 3 September at 12:00–16:00. You can register to sell your goods until 30 August.
21. August 2024 culture
Musician Kadri Voorand to be the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu
In the coming academic year, singer, pianist and composer Kadri Voorand will become the new Professor of Liberal Arts at the University of Tartu, with a lecture course focusing on life-changing creation. She will be succeeded by Peeter Jalakas, former professor and director, who will participate in a public discussion titled “Feeling and meaning” in the attic hall of Tartu Cathedral on the evening of 23 May.