28/01/2026
❗OPEN CALL❗
📣 Calling all migrant women living in Estonia! 📣
Are you an expat, refugee, asylum seeker, migrant entrepreneur, international spouse, or newcomer in Estonia?
This is an opportunity to share your lived experience and have your story considered for a curated feature at the People’s Museum of Tallinn (Tallinna Rahvaste Muuseum).
We invite migrant women from diverse backgrounds to share their raw, honest, and personal narratives, which reflect the realities of migration, integration, resilience, and their contributions to the modern Estonian society.
✨ Participants are invited to respond to the following questions:
✅a) Why did you come to Estonia?
✅b) What struggles or challenges have you faced while living and integrating here?
✅c) How have you navigated or overcome these challenges?
(If you feel well-integrated, describe the practical steps, actions, or strategies that supported your integration.
If integration is still ongoing, share the barriers or obstacles you face.)
✅d) What is your contribution to Estonian society?
(e.g. business ownership, cultural work, education, caregiving, volunteering, creative practice, community-building, etc.)
✅e) Any additional reflections that are meaningful to your journey.
📌 Submission Requirements
To be considered, please submit all of the following:
1️⃣ Video Submission
▪️Duration: 10–15 minutes
▪️Recorded on a mobile phone is sufficient
▪️Clear audio only (no background music or added sound effects)
2️⃣ Written Transcript
A verbatim written version of what is spoken in the video
Must include:
✅Real name or pseudonym
✅Age
✅Current city of residence (e.g. Tallinn, Tartu, Pärnu)
✅Migrant status (e.g. refugee, expat, spouse of a migrant, etc.)
✅Total number of years living in Estonia
3️⃣ Personal Photographs (include a short description)
Images documenting your lived experience in Estonia, such as:
▪️Arrival or travel documentation
▪️Time spent at immigration or integration services
▪️Family milestones (e.g. hospital birth in Estonia)
▪️First workplace, studio, or business location
▪️Everyday life moments
4️⃣ Personal Object for Exhibition (include a short description)
One meaningful physical object from your home country that you are willing to lend for exhibition purposes
(e.g. textile, book, tool, artwork, ceremonial object, household item, etc.)
📤 How to Submit
📧 Email your submission to: 📩[email protected]
📎 Please include large files via Google Drive or WeTransfer links
🗓 Submission Deadline:
28 February 2026, 17:00 (Estonian Time, GMT+02:00)
Shortlisted participants will be contacted directly.
Your voice matters. Good Luck!🍀
