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If you're a history buff, art aficionado, archaeology fiend, or dabbler in the sciences, our museum picks are perfect for a rainy day or afternoon excursion! Our selections center around notable collections of historical and cultural items. Many have excellent rotating displays in addition to exceptional permanent collections.
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Clausholmvej 308, Hadsten, DK
This monolithic castle, along with its neighboring stables and park, is among Denmark's oldest and most comprehensive Baroque estates. It was built in the 1690's for Lord Chancellor Count Conrad Reventlow. An interesting fact in the history is that Reventlow's daughter Anna Sophie and King Frederick IV eloped here. The castle houses Denmark's...
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Tomsagervej 25, Det Danske Brandværnuseum, Åbyhøj, DK 8230
Europe's largest firefighting museum features 100 fire engines, including 19th century models, horse-drawn vehicles, and modern-day versions. Visitors of all ages will enjoy the hands-on exhibits, which include authentic firefighting equipment. BUS: Route 12 or 18
Danish Museum of the Sciences – The Steno
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: C.F.Mollers Alle, Steno Museet, Århus, DK 8000 C
There is entertaining education for the entire family at this museum devoted to natural science and medicine. Exhibits include 19th century telescopes, surgical instruments from the 1920s, and some of Denmark's first computers – from the 1950s. Interactive exhibits allow you to test Galileo's demonstrations of gravity and electromagnetism. There's...
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Randersvej 2-4, Jyllands Herregardsmuseum, Auning, DK 8963
This Renaissance estate is a well-preserved glimpse into a bygone era. The spacious quarters are adorned with period furnishings, antiques, and art. Or you can explore the stunning grounds and find out about the history of agriculture in the region.
National Open Air Museum of Urban History
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Viborgvej 2, Den Gamle By Dansmark Købstadmuseum, Århus, DK 8000 C
This open-air museum is a charming old town sector that emphasizes Denmark's history and craftsmanship. You will find cobbled streets lined with workshops and homes with vendors such as printers, wool dyers, artisans, barrel builders, bookbinders, carpenters, clothiers, and toy makers. Restaurants, outdoor cafés, gardens, and horse drawn carriages...
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Mathilde Fibigers Have 2, Besaettelses-Museet, Århus, DK
This museum, which was the former Gestapo headquarters during World War II, chronicles the Nazi invasion of Århus using numerous artifacts, documents, photos, and weapons. Additional exhibits relate the Danish Resistance.
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Moesgård Alle 20, Forhistorisk Muesum Moesgård, Hojbjerg, DK 8270
Go back in history at this amazing display of archeological and ethnographic artifacts. There are also research facilities and an outdoor reconstruction of pre-historic life.
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Unibank St. Clemens Torv 6, Århus, DK 8000 C
Located in the basement of the Unibank, the museum showcases remains of the Viking Age town wall uncovered during a 1964 excavation. Artifacts date from 900 to 1400, making this among the area's oldest settlements.
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Domkirkepalds 5, Kvindemuseet, Århus, DK 8000 C
The Women's Museum examines various aspects of women's lives through exhibits dedicated to history, motherhood, art, culture, daily life, and careers. The site of several annual exhibits devoted solely to women.
Category: Museums - Aarhus Attractions & Activities
Address: Vennelystparken Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, Århus Kunstmuseum, Århus, DK 8000-C
This museum boasts one of the world's oldest collections of Danish art, offering a good variety of paintings, sculptures, and drawings. Work includes items from 1750 to the present, and there's also an extensive international collection. There are also numerous special exhibits throughout the year. BUS: 1, 2, 3, 6
