For the first time Banned Books participated in Muuseumiöö, the once-a-year evening when museums in Estonia open their doors and stay open late into the evening. We expected a crowd, but not so many that our photographer couldn’t physically get in the room! We counted 341 visitors who made it inside, and a whole lot…

Edwin Giltay, author of De Doofpotgeneraal released today his book in English language. Following his presentation in the museum, he officially released The Cover-up General, a non-fiction thriller about a military intelligence scandal. The book was banned by court order in 2014, however Giltay overturned the ruling and the book is now available in Holland…

The word has gotten out! In the last month we hosted 11 student tours from 4 different schools, totalling 120 students. It was a great experience, and we really hope to connect with more teachers and schools because seeing their brains working and absorbing our project is so gratifying. We even got a few emails…

Today Banned Books Museum, a.k.a. Keelatud kirjanduse muuseum is officially listed with Muuseumikaart in Estonia. Normally this means that card-holders get free entry to the museum, but since our museum is already free instead they get to see a secret book when they present their card for scanning. This is a big step forward on…

Following our presentation in Brussels, Dunnigan moved swiftly to Amersfoort Library, the Netherlands, to present Banned Books to a group of interested librarians and academics. It was a great talk, around one and a half hours with questions, and really gave us a chance to explain why we do what we do and make friends…

Today Museum Director Joe Dunnigan presented Banned Books as an example of a social enterprise at the European Cooperation in Science & Technology (COST) conference in Brussels, Belgium. It was great to talk with fellow social entrepreneurs and academics interested in social innovation and exchange ideas. It was also our first time presenting Banned Books…

ITS HERE! This Friday we release Series 2 of our podcast Banned Voices Every week in July join Banned Books founder Joseph Dunnigan and a distinguished guest to discuss free speech for ethnic minority groups in China Be ready censorship enthusiasts, you’re going to have your eyes opened wide by these stories..search and subscribe to…

After two months of lockdown, Banned Books is open to the public again. We have been hard at work upgrading the museum, adding to our collection and creating new merchandise, so come check out the new place! Open, as always, Fri-Sun 11-18. We have added new photos of historic book-burning events… …more furniture for your…

On the 24th of February, Estonia celebrates 103 years of independence. Our museum features an ever-growing collection of books which were censored or destroyed during the Soviet occupation. We are collecting these based on an extensive list of prohibited works published by the authorities in 1940 – come take a look to see if you…