Date & Time: 6 March 2026 | 10:00\u201314:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Venue: Turaida Parish Magazine<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Guided tour of Turaida Castle | 14:30\u201315:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Working Languages: Latvian and English<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Opening Remarks<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Jolanta Bor\u012bte, Director of Turaida Museum Reserve<\/p>\n\n\n\n Art\u016brs Lapi\u0146\u0161,<\/strong> PhD Art, Architectural Research Group ( AIG SIA) Ieva Ose,<\/strong> Dr. hist., Turaida Museum Reserve Gregory Leighton<\/strong>, PhD, Medieval History, Malbork Castle Museum, Center for Post-Teutonic Order Heritage T\u00f5nu Sepp,<\/strong> Archaeologist, Museum of Saaremaa Coffee Break | 12:00\u201312:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n J\u0101nis Ciglis,<\/strong> Head of the Archaeology Department at the National History Museum of Latvia Ruta Garkl\u0101va,<\/strong> Head of the Scientific and Educational Department at Bauska Castle Museum Vija Stik\u0101ne,<\/strong> PhD, Turaida Museum Reserve Ligita Beiti\u0146a,<\/strong> Turaida Museum Reserve Coffee Break | 14:00\u201314:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n Guided Tour of Turaida Castle | 14:30<\/p>\n\n\n\n Turaida Castle was a prominent medieval Livonian stronghold and one of the most significant fortifications of the Archbishopric of Riga. As an architecturally outstanding defensive complex, it was repeatedly modernized to meet the evolving military threats of its time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The castle\u2019s silhouette, dominated by the 13th-century Bergfried (main tower), was augmented from the 15th century onwards with towers specifically designed for firearms. The most recent of these is the tower at the Northern Inner Gate, built in the first half of the 16th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2025, a conservation project for the foundations and first floor of the Northern Inner Gate Tower was implemented at Turaida Castle. The project was led by restoration architect Art\u016brs Lapi\u0146\u0161, PhD. Following this, an open-air exhibition detailing the tower’s history is being installed in 2026, with an artistic concept developed by the design firm “DJA”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n On 6 March 2026, the Turaida Museum Reserve will host the international seminar \u201cCannon Towers in Castles\u201d, dedicated to the evolution of medieval castles in response to the age of firearms in the 15th\u201317th centuries. The program combines scholarly presentations with a practical introduction to the latest developments at Turaida Castle. This international gathering will […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1669,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2040","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/01\/Sarma-sajutu-foto-Dainu-kalns_web-12.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2040"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2042,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2040\/revisions\/2042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1669"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2040"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2040"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2040"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Presentations<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Northern Inner Gate Tower: Conservation and Interpretation Opportunities<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From Arrows to Cannons: Firearms Towers in Medieval Castles of Latvia in the 15th and 16th Centuries<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Reconstruction of Malbork Castle in the Context of Gunpowder and Artillery<\/p>\n\n\n\n
From a Castellum into a Fortress. The Evolution of Kuressaare Castle\u2019s Firepower<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Cannon Towers of Riga Castle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 17th Century Cast Iron Cannons of Bauska Castle<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firearms and Military Supplies in the Castles of Turaida, Krimulda, Limba\u017ei and Piebalga in the 1564 Inventory of the Archbishopric of Riga<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An Insight into the Upcoming Exhibition \u201cThe History of the Northern Inner Gate Tower of Turaida Castle\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/turaida-muzejs.lv\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/Ziema-pils-drums-laiks-vesie-toni-5-1024x682.jpg\")
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