{"id":155173,"date":"2026-01-27T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/?p=155173"},"modified":"2026-01-26T12:14:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:14:32","slug":"superheroes-in-toy-form","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/balticguide.ee\/en\/superheroes-in-toy-form\/","title":{"rendered":"Superheroes in Toy Form"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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The Tartu Toy Museum opens its new season of temporary exhibitions on Saturday, 31 January, in the spirit of superheroes. We know that today\u2019s children\u2019s fantasy heroes include, among others, the members of Paw Patrol as well as Ladybug and Cat Noir. Back in our day, we immersed ourselves in the adventures of the X-Men, Biker Mice from Mars, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, because our own parents\u2019 heroes, led by Pippi Longstocking, felt a bit too tame. You remember, right?<\/p>\n

However, the Toy Museum\u2019s new exhibition, \u201cMe, a Superhero!\u201d, is not limited to characters from comic books and animated films. It also reminds us who the real heroes of everyday life are. They include firefighters and police officers, rescue workers and paramedics, often accompanied by their four-legged helpers: police dogs, rescue dogs, and guide dogs. On the other hand, any one of us can perform heroic acts, too, by wearing a helmet while cycling or by standing up for a bullied classmate at school.<\/p>\n

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Henry Nummert\u2019s superhero collection includes figures kept in their original packaging as well as characters that, like this Spider-Man, have been taken into play over the years.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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The museum exhibition features toy figures of heroes from both the present day and the past, displayed in glass cases, but it also includes plenty of interactive elements. Visitors can, for example, measure their own heroic qualities, search for and piece together clues for becoming a superhero, and explore children\u2019s drawings from Tartu kindergartens depicting their views on heroism. And of course, the Toy Museum has its own play and craft area, where everyone can step into a world of imagination with their own superhero character.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMe, a Superhero!\u201d exhibition, based on the museum\u2019s own collections, is complemented by two additional sections. Henry Nummert<\/b>, who spent his childhood in southern Estonia in the 1990s, began collecting superhero figures such as Spider-Man and Iron Man during his school years. His hobby has continued into adulthood, and today, as an entrepreneur, his most valuable superhero figurines are rare items preserved unopened in their original packaging. More than one hundred of these figures are on display at the Toy Museum.<\/p>\n

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Madis Nurms knows how to stage figurines in real-life environments so that, using a special lens, the resulting photographs create a convincingly lifelike impression.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Meanwhile, artist Madis Nurms<\/b>, who works in theatres in Berlin and around Europe and teaches styling at the Tartu Art School, has curated a photography exhibition at the Toy Museum titled \u201cHeroes Captured on Camera\u201d, or in Estonian \u201cKadreeritud kangelased\u201d, based on his long-standing hobby. Since childhood, Madis has photographed toys and their details: facial expressions of dolls, cityscapes created from LEGO sets, pseudo-humorous scenes staged with Godzilla monster figures, and much more. This distinctive photographic subject can also be explored on his Instagram page<\/span><\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

The Toy Museum is located in Tartu\u2019s Old Town at Lutsu 8, and is open to the public weekly from Wednesday to Sunday, from 11:00 to 18:00. The area around the museum is a paid parking zone. For more information, see here<\/span><\/a><\/span>, and read parking tips in the latest Baltic Guide<\/span><\/a><\/span> article about travelling to Estonia.<\/p>\n

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