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Denmark has close to 850 museums and therefore there is always one or more in the vicinity. You will find large, national museums for art and history, but also prison museums and museums exhibiting funny stuff such as toys, chocolate, bicycles, potatoes, and ships in bottles – in other words, something for every taste.
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Children and Museums It is hard to tell which museums that are most suitable for children. It depends on the museum, its themes and type of exhibition, as well as the child’s age, interests and mood on the day in question, and, not least, the ability of the parents to explain and vivify what they have seen. More and more museums have realised that children like action and to explore with their fingers. Therefore, several of Denmark’s museums offer special activities for children, and quite a few of them also offer vivification where e.g. formidable knight fights can be on the programme.
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Miniature towns A special type of museums which is interesting to most children are the so-called “miniature towns” where whole towns are built in miniature and show what the town looked like back in history
Cars in all Shapes Denmark has several exciting automobile museums, among others Aalholm Automobil Museum which is one of Europe’s largest with some 200 interesting cars from the end of the previous century and up to present day. However, it is not only cars, but also motorbikes, farming machines, tractors and other mechanics that can be studied at museum around the country.
Toys from when Granddad was a Boy Toy museums are a sure hit for every family with children. Here parents and grandparents can take a trip down Memory Lane and probably tell many interesting stories about when they were children, and the children can be impressed and maybe a bit amused by the slightly primitive toys that granddad once had to entertain himself with.
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Go under Ground! Exploring an underground limestone cave is exciting for grown-ups as well as for children, and Denmark actually has some quite impressive ones. In Daugbjerg Kalkgruber (Daugbjerg Limestone Mines), you can reach a depth of 60 meters below the surface and – equipped with a lit candlelight – walk into the inner corners of the mines. If that is not exciting enough, you can participate in one of the daily treasure hunts for children.
Mønsted Kalkgrube is the world’s largest limestone mine – an endless maze of galleries with caves as large as cathedrals and narrow passages where a grown man cannot walk upright. Here is excitement for the money.
Thingbæk kalkminer (Thingbæk Limestone Mines) belong to the most special of Denmark’s museums. The view from the mine’ entrance is a sight on its own because here you have a view of Lindenborg Ådal, towards Denmark’s largest forest Rold Skov and the famous Rebild Bakker on the other side of the valley. In the church-like arches, a fine collection of sculptures made by Anders Bundgaard and C.J. Bonnesen is on show.
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Communication through Experience The Danish experience centres offer total experiences where you can usually see, smell, try on, feel and sometimes even taste the things on display. Here you can get close to our ancestors and e.g. experience the atmosphere on a real medieval market or see how the important salt was seethed in the early days. In working workshops you can experience old handicrafts, and if you feel like it, there is ample opportunity for active participation.
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