History

• 1935

established on May 25 in Tallinn as part of the  Postal Department

• 1938

first exhibition was opened on September 6 at Kreutzwaldi Street 12, Tallinn

• 1940

The Postal Museum was renamed as Communications Museum. The A.S.Popov Communications Central Museum in Leningrad started to apply for getting posession of the museum´s assets

• 1942

The Communications Museum was subject to Tallinn Post Commissioner, the museum´s assets were transferred to the rooms of the History Museum at Kohtu Street 6 in October

• 1944

From June 14 until October 22, the museums assets were stored in Järlepa manor

• 1945

The assets of the Sifemuuseum were given to the History Museum  on June 11

• 1947

Communications Museum was liquidated  on January 17

• 1951

On April 27, it was decided to give the assets to the A.S.Popov Communications Central Museum in Leningrad

• 1994

On October 1, Estonian Post restored the Postal Museum as part of the agency. The museum was located in Tartu

• 2001

A permanent exhibition was opened on October 1 at the old post office at Rüütli Street 15 in Tartu.

• 2009

As of January 1, the Postal Museum belonges to the composition of the Estonian National Museum and continues to function at Rüütli Street15.