User:Kirmus

Kirmus is the username of the Estonian Literary Museum in Wikimedia Commons.

The Estonian Literary Museum is a state institution of research and development, operating in the area of government of the Ministry of Research and Education.

The Estonian Literary Museum is a leading centre for Estonian Studies in Estonia; its aims include the preservation of Estonian language and culture, advancement of Estonian Studies and participation in international research and development activities. The main activities of the Estonian Literary Museum include basic and applied research mainly in the fields of folklore and the study of religions, research into literature, art and culture, cultural history, life writing, ethnomusicology and bibliography, as well as participation in the respective research and development activities in the field; strategic and systematic collection, long-term preservation and scholarly study of Estonian intangible cultural heritage; making availale the results of the scholarly research as well as source materials of the intangible cultural heritage in scholarly, educational and popularising publications as well as in mediation by digital environments and as a public service.

The Estonian Literary Museum functions as an integrated institution that consists of four departments: the Archival Library and its Bibliography Department, the Estonian Cultural History Archives, the Estonian Folklore Archives and the Department of Folkloristics.