Kiek in de Kök Fortification Museum forms a museum complex over 500 metres long that includes four towers: Kiek in de Kök, Maiden's Tower, Tallitorn Tower, and the Gate Tower of the Short Leg (Lühikese jala väravatorn). The fortification museum also includes mysterious underground bastion passages, which house the Carved Stone Museum.
The Kiek in de Kök exhibition provides an overview of the warfare of the past.
The bastion passages were built in the 17th–18th centuries. The exposition of the bastion passages introduces the history of the defensive structures and the most important military events.
The bastion passages and the Carved Stone Museum can be explored with an audio guide, which we ask you to download to your phone beforehand.
Note! From 1 November, the Kiek in de Kök tower will be closed for renovation.
During the works, the rest of the Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum will remain open, including.
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Note! From 1 November, the Kiek in de Kök tower will be closed for renovation.
During the works, the rest of the Kiek in de Kök Fortifications Museum will remain open, including:
- the bastion passages and Carved Stone Museum
- the Maiden Tower
- the Stable Tower
- the Gate Tower
- the defense passage connecting the towers
During free Museum Sundays (05.11; 03.12; 07.01; 04.02; 03.03; 07.04) only the bastion passages with the Carved Stone Museum will be open. The Maiden Tower, the Stable Tower and the Gate Tower will be closed.
The Kiek in de Kök tower with the updated exhibit will be opened on June 21, 2024 according to the original plan.
