Lecture: “Vabamu - Keeping Estonia Free.”
Exhibition: “Why Estonia? From Soviet Estonia to e-Estonia in 30 years.”

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Karen Jagodin, the director of Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom in Estonia will be giving an Estonian language lecture titled "20 years since the birth of Estonia's largest museum created on a private initiative: how does the museum of occupations and freedom Vabamu preserve Estonian freedom today?

The exhibition summarizes the history of the development of the Estonian digital society, its achievements and takes a peek into the future. Through a playful lens and eloquent stories, the exhibition tries to answer the question of why Estonia, a former agricultural country, became a digital society and what new challenges await us.

The curator of the exhibition is Henrik Roonemaa and the author of the idea is Karen Jagodin.

Karen Jagodin serves as the CEO of Vabamu Museum of Occupations and Freedom (Tallinn, Estonia). Karen graduated from the Estonian Academy of Art in art theory and University College London, Bartlett School of Architecture with MA in architectural history. Before joining Vabamu, Karen worked at the Museum of Estonian Architecture and the Estonian Maritime Museum and has led a number of major projects on the museum scene. She is a member of the Estonian Museum Association and the Estonian Society of Art Historians and Curators.

At Vabamu, Karen has been the primary driver behind the 'Why Estonia?' exhibition on digital society, overseeing its development and successful opening in November 2021. Vabamu is the largest active non-profit museum in Estonia with a mission to educate the people of Estonia and its visitors about the recent past and the fragility of freedom and to advocate for justice and the rule of law. It operates in three areas: Vabamu Museums, Youth Engagement, and Global Conversations.