In October, the digital projects team of the Estonian National Museum participated in the Network of European Museum Organisations (NEMO) conference “Human after all – Museums in the wake of AI” in Vilnius. The conference brought together more than 300 museum professionals and experts from across Europe to discuss the opportunities and risks of artificial intelligence and its impact on museums and society.

From 9:00 to 10:45, the HUM Data Lab will host a workshop at the University of Tartu Library entitled “Making the Research Process Visible: Using and Documenting Workflows.”

On 17 October 2026, the Estonian National Museum (ENM), in collaboration with the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH), organised a hands-on workshop as part of MängudeÖÖ in Tallinn. Participants explored how game ideas could be transformed into three-dimensional virtual environments using i-Game tools.

On Saturday, 17 October, starting at 1.00 pm, the Estonian National Museum will be holding a workshop entitled "From Idea to VR Game World in Three Hours" in room A-403 at the Estonian Academy of Arts. The workshop will be conducted in English and will last 3 hours.

The Estonian National Museum, together with the Institute of Computer Science at the University of Tartu, is organising the "University of Tartu Game Jam 2026". The event will take place from 9 to 11 October, starting on Friday at 6.00 pm and ending on Sunday at 8.00 pm at the Delta Centre (Narva mnt 18, Tartu).

Over three days, 120 young participants work in teams to experiment with ideas, learn about game development, and create a game from start to finish. The Game Jam brings together people with different skills and backgrounds – programmers, artists, game designers, and anyone interested in making games.

There is only one rule: every game must make use of digitised cultural heritage!

On Sunday, 11 October, game presentations begin at 18:30, followed by the award ceremony at 20:00. Both can also be watched online.