University of Tartu Museum launches educational game
University of Tartu Museum launches educational game
University of Tartu Museum launches educational game
July 19, 2020
Summary
Science Town events have been a staple of the University of Tartu Museum during the Tartu Hanseatic Days.
As of yesterday, 18 July, the University of Tartu Museum invites everyone to take part in its Science Town game on Toome Hill, learning new things and getting to know the historic location.
Toome Hill, originally a place where locals used to take out their cattle to graze, was a gift from Russian Emperor Paul I to the University of Tartu.
The park, alongside the University library, anatomicum, observatory and clinic formed the intellectual focal point of Estonia's second largest city.
Starting next to the university museum, players need to make eight stops along the Science Town route on Toome Hill, guided by maps on display at each stop.
Both answer sheets and gifts can be collected from the University of Tartu Museum's souvenir shop in Tartu Cathedral, which is open from 10 to 18 on Saturdays and Sundays.
Science Town was a brainchild of the University of Tartu Museum's curators Lea Leppik and Tiiu Kreegipuu, and project managers Karoliina Kalda and Külli Lupkin.
Behind the visual design are artist Liina Tepand and master builder Tanel Nõmmik from the University of Tartu Museum.
Estonian Research Council and the city of Tartu supported the construction of Science Town.
"Where better to participate in an educational game than at the heart of the university city and the historical campus," says Külli Lupkin, project manager of the University of Tartu Museum, quoted by the city website.
Reference
University of Tartu Museum launches educational game. (2020, July 19). Retrieved July 22, 2020, from https://www.themayor.eu/ga/university-of-tartu-museum-launches-educational-game