The Day of Gustavus Adolphus is celebrated on 6 November with a conference, lectures and a concert.
16:00–17:30
Lectures at Jakobi 2-114
Dick Harrison, Swedish historian, Professor of History at Lund University
“A European Monarch. Gustavus Adolphus and the Emergence of a Great Power in Northern Europe”
Dr Meelis Friedenthal, Senior Research Fellow in Intellectual History of the Baltic Sea Region at Tartu University Library Research Centre
“About the travelling ideas. Some practical and theoretical aspects of academic travel in the early modern period”
17:45
Flowers will be placed at the Johan Skytte monument and at the monument of Gustavus Adolphus
18:30
A performance of dances from the times of King Gustavus Adolphus and Queen Christina, presented by Tartu-based early dance ensemble Saltatriculi in costumes of the period.
Free admission.
These events are collaborative effort of the University of Tartu, the Department of Scandinavian Studies of the University of Tartu, the Embassy of the Kingdom of Sweden to Estonia and the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Estonia.
All are welcome to attend!