Lecture by Agnese Bergholde-Wolf and Christofer Herrmann within the Seminar “History and Architecture of the Riga Castle”
Riga, 30. November 2022, 10.00-16.00 Uhr
Conference Hall of the National History Museum of Latvia, Brīvības bulvāris 32, Riga
Program
10.00–10.10 – Introduction of the seminar
10.10–10.40 Rūta Brusbārde: Castle zu Righe of the Livonian Branch of Teutonic Order and the Riga Town (Mid 14th c.–End of 16th c.)
10.40–11.10 Dr. Christofer Herrmann, Dr. Agnese Bergholde-Wolf: The Construction of Riga Castle 1497–1515. New Evidence Based on a Construction Account from 1504
11.10–11.40 Mārtiņš Lūsēns: TBC
11.40–12.10 Ilze Mālkalniete: Findings of the 16th–17th c. Stove Tiles in the Riga Castle
12.10–12.40 Dr. Ilmārs Dirveiks: Some Episodes of the Riga Castle Architectural Research
13.30–14.00 Madara Rasiņa: 16th–17th c. Wall Paintings in the Chapel and Dining Room. Research and Restoration
14.00–14.30 Jānis Ciglis: Riga Castle and its Surroundings in the 17th c. Plans – Considerations and Hypotheses
14.30–15.00 Anita Meinarte: Riga and Dünamünde in the 17th c. Engravings of Giacomo Lauro. Research, Findings and Discoveries
15.00–15.30 Dr. Toms Ķikuts: Personal Belongings of the State President Kārlis Ulmanis and Inventory of his Residence during the Second World War
15.30–16.00 Dr. Artūrs Lapiņš: Spatial Interpretation of Semantic Data: Challenges, Methods and Opportunities. Examples of Medieval Castles in Latvia