Red Tower
Museum address:
Hommiku 11, Pärnu City
Entrance 1 euro
Accessibility information:
How to find us?
The building is located in the quarter between Hommiku and Hospidal streets and Rüütli and Malmö streets.
NB! The Red Tower can only be accessed from Hommiku Street.
Come on foot or by bike – parking is limited on Hommiku Street, but there is a decent bike rack in the courtyard of the tower.
Ready for what?
Above all, be prepared to see a long queue – the Red Tower can only hold a small number of people at a time, and on Museum Night there is a live queue of 10 people and only with a guide.
The architecture of the medieval tower imposes important accessibility constraints – make sure that the narrow staircase inside the walls and the steep steps do not become an obstacle before queuing.
The Night of Museums programme lasts around 25 minutes. Half of this time you have to stand up and then move 3. a cinema room on the first floor, with seating for 10 people.
More information on accessibility
Program
Exhibitions and programme
What happened in Uus-Pärnu 500 years ago, when the first book in Estonian was published? How was life organised here, and what role did the Red Tower, the only surviving medieval building, play? Answers to these questions can be found in the oldest town book of Uus-Pärnu (Denkelboeck).
In Pärnu's oldest preserved building, the medieval Red Tower, the museum's guides introduce the story of the former prison and watchtower and one of the most important sources of the history of the medieval city of Uus-Pärnu, taking visitors to the 16th century. century to New-Pärnu. In the panoramic cinema in the attic of the tower, you can also watch an animated film about the history of the place over the last 15 000 years!
You can spend 25 minutes in the Red Tower on Museum Night with a guide.
Possible waiting time
NB! Only a limited number of visitors can enter the tower at a time! Entrance on a first-come, first-served basis (10 people every 15 minutes). Be prepared for a long queue and get ready to have a good time in the tower courtyard.
Bring a camping chair or find an activity you like while you wait. In the courtyard of the Red Tower the exhibition "Church, Inn and Cabbage Patch"which presents the everyday life of a medieval Uus-Pärnu city dweller. There is also a courtyard the medieval Mill Game which can be played completely free of charge. All we ask is that you put the game buttons back in the boxes when you're done.
More exciting
On the Night of Museums there will be a book exchange in the courtyard of the Red Tower, in front of the Pärnu Museum and in the garden of the Koidula Museum!
Bring a book you're ready to give up and see if you can find a replacement.
In the occasion of the Book Year, all the museum's own prints are discounted at Pärnu Museum branches!
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