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Masters’ Workshops of Ancient Crafts in Town Hall Square
Learn more about the market’s master workshops HERE.
12:00–16:00 Woodworking Workshop
Entry passes may be obtained here.
16:00–17:30 Wax Carving Workshop
Entry passes may be obtained here.
Visitors from distant lands are welcome; instruction may be given in English when required.
Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum (Komandandi Road 2)
14:00 “The Tower Mathematics of the Old Town — Counting the Towers of the Old City”. Starting from in front of the Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum. Entry passes may be obtained here.
At the Town Hall Pharmacy (Town Hall Square 11)
15:00 Free History Lesson in the Pharmacy Museum
Estonian History Museum – Great Guild Hall (Pikk 17)
15:00 Curator’s Tour of the Exhibition “The Splendour of the Hanse: How Wealth Was Created in the Middle Ages”. Entry passes may be obtained here.
20:00 Jaak Juske’s Toompea Tour. Starting point: The Danish King’s Garden. By donation (in Estonian)
10:30 and 13:00 — Historical Walk with the Lords of Tales of Reval
Starting from the Tourist Information Centre (Niguliste 1). By donation!
At the Town Hall Pharmacy (Town Hall Square 11)
14:00 Free History Lesson in the Pharmacy Museum
Historical tours and workshops in Estonian:
Masters’ Workshops of Ancient Crafts in Town Hall Square
Learn more about the market’s master workshops HERE.
12:00–16:00 Leatherworking. Entry passes may be obtained here.
16:00–17:30 Wax Carving II. Entry passes may be obtained here.
Visitors from distant lands are welcome; instruction may be given in English when required.
Niguliste museum (Niguliste 3)
Alar Nurkse’s Lecture: “The Seen and the Unseen”. As part of the Medieval Days programme, the lecture “The Seen and the Unseen: A Conservator’s View of the Altarpieces of St. Nicholas’ Church” will be presented by Alar Nurkse, distinguished paintings conservator of the Estonian Art Museum. The lecture explores the conservation history of the high altarpiece of St. Nicholas’ Church, created in the workshop of Hermen Rode, and the Marian altarpiece attributed to the Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy of Bruges, tracing their preservation and restoration through the centuries (in Estonian)
Estonian History Museum – Great Guild Hall (Pikk 17)
14:00 Curator’s Tour of the Exhibition “The Splendour of the Hanse: How Wealth Was Created in the Middle Ages”. Entry passes may be obtained here. (in Estonian)
At the Town Hall Pharmacy (Town Hall Square 11)
15:00 “Unicorn Horn Powder” Workshop
In this workshop, participants will prepare a magical medieval remedy. Suitable for children aged 5–10. Entry passes may be obtained on site (€7). Duration approximately 45 minutes. Advance registration is required: revalirae@apotheka.ee.
16:30 Free History Lesson in the Pharmacy Museum
At the Health Museum (Lai 30)
15:00 Science Theatre: “The Public Dissection”. A journey into the world of medieval dissections and barber-surgeons. The number of places is limited. The event is suitable for ages 14 and above. Discounted entry passes may be obtained in advance here.(in Estonian)
16:00 Hidden Heritage: The Dominicans of Tallinn and Their Monasteries. Starting point: Vene 14a
Entry passes may be obtained here (in Estonian)
17:00 Raku Firing Workshop. Near Loewenschede Tower, side facing the Tower Square. Entry passes may be obtained here (in Estonian)
18:00 Saint Hildegard: On Creation and Nature, Virtues and Vices, and Concert Flos Regalis (Hildegard’s Garden, Tower Square)
Entry passes may be obtained here (in Estonian)
21:12 Jaak Juske’s Tour of Hidden Places
Starting point: Chimney Sweeper statue (Suur-Karja 19)
10:30 and 13:00 — Historical Walk with the Lords of Tales of Reval
Starting from the Tourist Information Centre (Niguliste 1). By donation!
At the Town Hall Pharmacy (Town Hall Square 11)
14:00 Free History Lesson in the Pharmacy Museum
15:00 On the Guilds and Craft Brotherhoods of Old Tallinn (Pikk 34a). Entry passes may be obtained here.
City and historical tours in Estonian:
At St. Nicholas’ Museum (Niguliste 3)
14:00 Helena Risthein’s Lecture: “An Art Historian on Conservation Challenges”(in Estonian)
Art historian and former long-serving researcher of the Estonian Art Museum, Helena Risthein, speaks on the restoration of works of art, drawing upon the examples of the Passion Altarpiece and the heraldic epitaphs exhibited at St. Nicholas’ Museum.
At the Health Museum (Lai 30)
14:00 Science Theatre: “The Public Dissection”. A journey into the world of medieval dissections and barber-surgeons. The number of places is limited. The event is suitable for ages 14 and above. Discounted entry passes may be obtained in advance here.(in Estonian)
At the Town Hall Pharmacy (Town Hall Square 11)
15:00 “Unicorn Horn Powder” Workshop
In this workshop, participants will prepare a magical medieval remedy. Suitable for children aged 5–10. Entry passes may be obtained on site (€7). Duration approximately 45 minutes. Advance registration is required: revalirae@apotheka.ee.
Historical tours and workshops in English:
10:30 and 13:00 — Historical Walk with the Lords of Tales of Reval
Starting from the Tourist Information Centre (Niguliste 1). By donation!
During the days of the Medieval Days, Tallinn can experience a flourishing Hanseatic atmosphere – a medieval market with traders and workshops takes place on the Town Hall Square, and on St Nicholas’ Hill you will find a village of craftsmen and a children’s area with workshops, a knight’s school and many other exciting things.