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...

'Den Gamle By' - The Old Town Museum is a perfectly unique attraction in Aarhus for the whole family to go on a fascinating journey back in history. The museum is awarded the maximum three stars in th...

With 102 metres from bowsprit to stern, 44 cannons and 57 metres to the top of the masthead, Fregatten Jylland (the Frigate Jutland) is an experience with both room and entertainment for the whole fam...

At Gammel Estrup, you step right into history. Here, you will see how the Danish counts and countesses lived their daily lives and had excuisite celebrations in the manor’s lavishly decorated halls an...

The Energy Museum connects the past, the present and the future. The museum is set against the beautiful backdrop of Lake Tange, water from which still drives the turbines at Denmark’s largest hydropo...

The main branch of Museum Silkeborg, Hovedgården, is located in Silkeborg's oldest building, Silkeborg Hovedgård, from 1767. Here you can meet the museum's most important figure, the Tollund Man, and ...

Mønsted Limestone Mines - the world's largest limestone mine near Viborg in Denmark - offers a unique world of experiences. Learn about geology, observe bats, and witness impressive handcrafted work. ...

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 Denmark is housed in the old Silkeborg Paper Factory - in the old production rooms for handmade paper.

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...

You can find the Blicheregnen Museum in the old rectory in Thorning, close to Silkeborg, where the danish priest and poet Steen Steensen Blicher served from 1819 to 1825. Today, the Blicheregnen Museu...

Viborg Museum is a culture-historical museum without a permanent exhibition. New exhibitions will open in 2024.

The Women Museum has changed it name to KØN - Gender Museum Denmark and emphasizes the cultural history between genders and discusses the gender policies, equality, body and sexuality.

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.

Visit the Museum Skanderborg at Perron 1, a cozy meeting place at Skanderborg Station. Drop by and see the transformation from post office to a museum, where the building has been converted into a his...

The Rock museum focuses on music and youth life from the 1950s until today.

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

Experience craftmanship from the Iron Age in Hvolris Jernalderlandsby. Learn more about how your ancestors lived, while you walk through the beautiful surroundings. 

Visit Vestermølle Museum and the Virtual Museum of Vestermølle and get a glimpse of the cooperative movement's great importance to agriculture and society in general.

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...

Jysk Automobilmuseum is one of Denmark’s leading car museums with a unique and nostalgic quality collection of motor vehicles. The 160 exhibited vehicles represent in total 85 different car makes from...

At Stenvad bog cultivation centre, Stenvad Mosebrugscenter you sense the bog’s mystery, and the memories of working in the summer securing warmth inside for the winter can be relived.

The Craft Museum contains a large collection of complete wokshops with workshop material and tools. The visitors may in an interesting manner experience the provincial town's old trades and acquire an...

The Øm Abbey was originally home to monks of the Cistercian order who came to Øm, on a spring day in 1172. The buildings were demolished in 1561 by royal orders. The life of the monks is known from th...