Askø Ø-Museum
Small island museum on Askø with photographs, everyday objects, and furnished living rooms on life on Askø and Lilleø from about 1850 to 1950.
About the museum
The Askø Ø-Museum, usually called simply Askø Museum, is a small local history museum with an archive on the island of Askø in the Smålandsfarvandet north of Lolland. It is run by volunteers and housed in an outbuilding of the parsonage by the Askø Kirke.
Using photographs and objects, the exhibition shows how the residents of Askø and of the neighboring island of Lilleø, connected by a causeway, lived roughly between 1850 and 1950. A large part is furnished as a home with a kitchen, parlor, and bedroom; in addition there are flint tools from the Stone Age.
Beyond the exhibition, the museum maintains an open digital archive on the island's history. It ranges from a Stone Age settlement whose remains were discovered underwater off the coast in 2014, through the church, school, general store, ferry connection, storm surges, and the diked-in church bay, to the time as an independent municipality that was merged into Maribo in 1970 and into Lolland Kommune in 2007. Historical maps, photos, films, and family stories round out the offering.
Highlights
- Furnished home with kitchen, parlor, and bedroom
- Photos and everyday objects from about 100 years of island life
- Flint tools from the Stone Age
- Local history archive, also accessible digitally
Permanent exhibitions
- Livet på Askø og Lilleø – Photographs, objects, and furnished living rooms convey the daily life of the islanders between about 1850 and 1950.
Admission & discounts
| Adults | DKK 20 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 9 · Children under 10 free. |
Payment by MobilePay possible.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Askø can be reached by ferry from Bandholm (Lolland); the crossing takes about 30 minutes, with 7–9 round trips daily.
For the ferry, it is advisable to book the outbound and return trips in advance; on board there is a 7-day tourist ticket for Askø, Femø, and Fejø. Bicycles can be rented on the island. The museum is at the parsonage by the Askø Kirke.
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits of 5 or more people outside opening hours by telephone arrangement. |
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