Category: Ongoing Research Projects

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Exhibition infrastructure. A study of the material and ideological conditions of exhibition production in the late Soviet period (2025-2026)

This project proposes to study the history of exhibitions in the late Soviet period. From the 1960s onwards, exhibitions have become an ...
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Expedition: Estonians and Indigeneity

This project will examine Estonia’s relationships with Indigenous peoples and the influence of these relationships on Estonian self-identity, ...
Vitraazh Batumis

Monumental art abroad created by Dolores Hoffmann and other Estonian female artists

The project focuses on the fate and status of monumental works created by Dolores Hoffmann, one of the founders and long-time faculty members of ...
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Liveability – Designing public services for resilient neighbourhoods

The aim of the Liveability Partnership is to equip local authorities with design principles and tools that help address the complex and ...
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How to Reframe Monuments (Estonian Ministry of Culture grant, 2024–2026)

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has triggered debates about the Russian and Soviet heritage both globally and in Estonia. This has been ...
Transferring Upmade know-how to Kenya - option 3

Transferring Upmade know-how to Kenya

Addressing the Challenge In Kenya, the textile industry faces a significant environmental challenge. The prevalent linear production model in ...
Study and analysis of textile recycling technologies

Study and analysis of textile recycling technologies

The EU’s Waste Framework Directive requires all Member States to introduce separate collection of textile waste from 1 January 2025. ...
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MUUSA: Material research modelling and synthesis

MUUSA: Material research modelling and synthesis  The project aims to develop a new artistic research methodology using material-based ...
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New Found Type Project. New Type from Old. An Estonian Perspective

The Newfound Type project will explore relief type and print form making from an Estonian perspective, by identifying the techniques and ...
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Fashion TEX

In the Fashion TEX project, 13 partners from 11 European countries are participating with the aim of creating a new, shared level of expertise to ...