A remarkable museum inside the Daugavpils Fortress dedicated to Mark Rothko, who was born in the city in 1903 before emigrating to the United States and becoming one of the defining figures of abstract expressionism. The collection holds several original Rothko paintings — a serious achievement for a regional museum — alongside rotating contemporary exhibitions that bring genuine ambition to the programme. The fortress setting adds to the experience: the star-shaped brick complex is a monumental piece of military engineering, atmospheric and largely unrestored, worth exploring at length before or after the gallery.