muuseumikogudes
Muuseumikogud (Estonian for "museum collections") are the objects and materials held by museums and related institutions for preservation, study, and public display. They span disciplines such as archaeology, anthropology, art, ethnography, natural history, and historical artifacts. Collections are created through acquisitions, donations, bequests, and deposits, and each item is assigned a formal record called an accession, which tracks provenance, custody, and treatment history.
Organization and access: Cataloguing and storage are core activities. Items are organized by collection, type, period,
Conservation and ethics: Museums maintain appropriate climate-controlled storage and carry out conservation measures to slow deterioration.
Educational and research role: Muuseumikogud support scholarship by enabling systematic study of artifacts and specimens and