Historical Museums in the Aarhus Region

The past is brought to fascinating life at the Moesgaard Museum in Aarhus. The exhibits are based on the latest research and technology and aim at giving you an insight into prehistory and anthropolog...

Take a journey through time with your family or friends in Den Gamle By in Aarhus. See, feel and experience the history of Danish towns through four different time periods: 2014, 1974, 1927 and 1864.

The frigate Jylland is a historic naval vessel from 1860 – built for war, used as a royal yacht, and preserved as a museum. Today, it lies moored in Ebeltoft, where visitors can explore the ship’s man...

At Gammel Estrup Danmarks Herregårdsmuseum, the Manor Museum, you step directly into history. Here you can experience how counts and countesses lived everyday life and celebrations in the manor's gran...

Energise history! At the Energy Museum you can dive into the history of energy, from the coal-black past to the green future. Explore the many exciting exhibitions and unleash your inner thrill seeker...

Museum Silkeborg's main department, Hovedgården, is located in Silkeborg's oldest building, Silkeborg Hovedgård, from 1767. Here you can meet the museum's most important people, the Tollund Man and th...

Close to Viborg you'll find Mønsted Kalkgruber, the world's largest limestone mine, where you can explore a fascinating underground world. Here you'll get a unique insight into the history of the hard...

At Det Grønne Museum - The Green Museum, you can experience hunting, forests, agriculture, and food all gathered under one roof for the first time. This beautiful and vibrant museum is located in stun...

The Viking Museum is a window to the Viking town of Aros. Some 1200 years ago the Vikings founded Aarhus – at the very same spot and level where The Viking Museum is situated in the basement underneat...

The Paper Museum in Silkeborg is a living museum and a production centre for handmade paper. The museum is located in the old production facilities for handmade paper in the old Silkeborg Paper Factor...

Museum Østjylland can be found on several locations around the region. At Museum Østjylland Randers, you get to go on an exciting cultural-history journey from the antiquity up until present day. The ...

Det Gamle Rådhus in Ebeltoft is known and loved by many people – perhaps in particular by the more than 500 couples who get married at Det Gamle Rådhus every year. However, the town hall serves a purp...

Blicheregnens Museum is located close to Silkeborg in the village of Thorning, where the Danish priest and poet Steen Steensen Blicher was pastor from 1819 to 1825. Here he wrote his first short story...

Viborg Museum is developing a new attraction in the heart of the Cathedral Quarter, and when Museum Wibergis opens, they invite you inside for a sensory experience about king, church and law.

Visit KØN - Gender Museum Denmark and you will experience a strong focus on the cultural history of gender, gender issues, gender equality, body and sexuality, as well as taboos and boundaries, where ...

The Occupation Museum illustrates dramatic events as well as everyday life in Aarhus during the German occupation 1940 - 1945. 

Museum Østjylland welcomes you to exciting exhibitions and historical activities for children and adults year-round.

Travel back in time at the Memory Lane Rock Museum at Fuglsøcentret on Djursland, and experience a unique museum with a focus on music and youth culture from the 1950s to the present day.

The museum "Gedhusvagten" at the Royal Danish Air Force Station in Karup shows information about the emergence of the air station. 

Rewind time and experience the ancient craftsmanship of Hvolris Iron Age near Viborg. Throughout the summer, there are changing activities with live entertainment, crafts, archery and campfire cooking...

At the museum Dansk Motor- og Maskinsamling you will experience the smell of lubricating oils fill the rooms. The development of Danish industrial history and the progress in production, shipping and ...

You can find Djursland for Fuld Damp in the old station in the small town of Allingåbro on Djursland. It is an experience and activity offer reminiscent of the past, full of coziness and nostalgia. Vi...

The largest Railway Museum in Jutland with artifacts from DSB and private railways.

The museum "Gudenådalens Museum" (Gudenå river valley museum) is situated in town Bjerringbro, about 25 km south from Viborg. It is the region's historical museum with a permanent exhibition on farmin...

At Stenvad Mosebrug, you’ll literally dig into the peat and dive into the past, as the bog opens up a world of stories and experiences. Here, you can step back in time to experience the hard work, lar...

The Craft Museum will be closed from 1 April 2025 and two years ahead. Exhibitions will be renovated and renewed. The museum will reopen in summer 2027 as HÅNDVÆRK.