Museum Association warns against politicization of Estonian National Museum

ERR News21 October 2026, 05:51 UTCEstonia

Museums and other institutions in the sector support transforming the Estonian National Museum (ERM) into a public-law institution but warn against the governance model proposed by the Ministry of Culture.

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