The Obinitsa museum features an exhibition about the lives of Seto women a hundred years ago. The exhibition displays are illustrated with photos taken by Finnish researcher Armas Otto Väisänen a century ago, showing in great detail the life of Seto women back then.

Traditional singing known as “leelo” has played an important role in the lives of Seto women and is listed as UNESCO intangible cultural heritage and the exhibition also talks about the place of leelo in women’s lives.

Obinitsa Museum is known for its museum programs, with the most popular being the “dressing up” program, in which a visitor is dressed in traditional Seto attire.

The small, but cozy Obinitsa Museum also includes a tsässon (a Seto Orthodox chapel), that stands right next to it. When the Obinitsa Museum is open, the chapel doors are also open.

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When arriving to Obinitsa Museum you will find parking palces just outside the museum although there aren`t any marked disabled parking spots.

We suggest wheelchair users to arrive with an assistant since there is a short cobblestone path to the museum and there is a step into the house and the doorstep is also quite high. The museum unfortunately does not have a ramp or other assisting gear to help manage these issues but the staff is really welcoming and warm.

When reaching indoors then there is enough room to move around comfortably and the main exposition is exactly on the 1st floor. There are also several showpieces that visitors are allowed to also touch although a lot of information is written.

The museum also has a toilet, but since the entrance is only 60cm wide it might not be enough for wheelchair users although there is room in the toilet for a wheelchair.