Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom Museum

Why is studying the past so important to us? How do we obtain information from historical sources whose background is unknown to us? What is the difference between studying oral, written, visual and material historical sources? What does source criticism mean? The museum lesson is suitable for young people starting to study history and who want to better understand the work of a historian. We will study sources in the museum's collections that deal with the darker side of Estonia's recent history - the German and Soviet occupation, deportations, the Holocaust, as well as material historical sources concerning everyday life. By the end of the lesson, students will have a self-compiled guide for historians to study the past.