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History of the Museum

Valga Museum is established in 1955 as local museum representing the South-East Estonian cultural heritage. Today Valga Museum is state museum, coordinated by Ministry of Culture.

Some words about the house. It dates back to the year 1911 and was built for "Säde" society. "Säde" united the elite of Estonian bourgeoisy in Valga. Erecting such a grandiose house had to be manifestation of Estonia wealth and power in a town which had earlier been governed by Germans and had had Latvian majority of population.

So it was a centre of Estonian social and cultural life. There were a bank, restaurant, shops and a big theatre hall.