Exhibition “Big Hall, Small Town: Postmodernist Cultural Centres in Estonia” at the Paide Music and Theatre House

On 17 April at 5 PM, the exhibition “Big Hall, Small Town: Postmodernist Cultural Centres in Estonia” will open in the ground-floor foyer of the Paide Music and Theatre House. The exhibition is part of the bachelor’s thesis of Anete Raabe, a student of cultural heritage and conservation at the Estonian Academy of Arts.

The exhibition presents the architecture of 1980s cultural centres and their role in local communities. It focuses on three outstanding examples from the period — the cultural centres in Paide, Põlva, and Lihula — while also examining smaller cultural centres across Estonia that reflect the ideas of the same era.

The exhibition invites visitors to notice these buildings in the urban landscape, appreciate their distinct character, and reflect on their role as focal points of local life.

The exhibition will remain open until 15 May 2026.