Krista Kodres (until 1979 Krista Saar; born on 15 October 1957 in
Tallinn) is an
Estonian art historian and former backstroke and freestyle swimmer.
From 1971 until 1974, she become 7-times Estonian champion in different swimming disciplines and was a member of Estonian swimming team. She has set 13 national records.
Kodres graduated from
Tartu State University
The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...
in 1980 with a degree in art history.
She is one of the founder of
Estonian Architecture Museum
Estonian Museum of Architecture ( et, Eesti Arhitektuurimuuseum) is an architecture museum in Tallinn, Estonia. It is located in the Rotermann quarter. The museum is a member of ICAM.
History
The museum was established on 1 January 1991 to ...
and from 1991 until 1993, was its science director. From 1993 until 1995, she was the science prorector and from 1995 until 1998, the prorector of the
Estonian Academy of Arts. She has been a senior researcher at the Institute of History of
Tallinn University since 2007.
Awards
* 2013:
Order of the White Star
The Order of the White Star ( et, Valgetähe teenetemärk; french: Ordre de l'Etoile Blanche) was instituted in 1936. The Order of the White Star is bestowed on Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic ...
, III class.
References
Living people
1957 births
Estonian art historians
Estonian women historians
Estonian female backstroke swimmers
Estonian female freestyle swimmers
University of Tartu alumni
Academic staff of the Estonian Academy of Arts
Academic staff of Tallinn University
Recipients of the Order of the White Star, 3rd Class
Swimmers from Tallinn
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