Danmarks Museum for Lystsejlads
Volunteer-run museum on the history of sailing as a sport in Denmark, currently with its collection and boat workshop in temporary quarters in Svendborg.
About the museum
The impetus was given in 1990 by the sailor and specialist author Bent Aarre together with the club "Piraterne": they founded the association behind the museum, which today has about 400 members across Denmark. In the mid-1990s a foundation was added that owns the collection. In 1996 the museum opened in a wing of Valdemars Slot on Tåsinge; Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik, who became patron of the museum, came to the opening aboard the royal yacht Dannebrog.
Because space in the castle became too tight, the museum moved in 2015/16, following an agreement with Svendborg Kommune, into the former smithy on Frederiksø in Svendborg harbor. There the exhibition space doubled, and the workshop became part of the tour. On display were, among other things, dinghies, kayaks, and famous boats of Danish sailing history; the collection is considered one of the largest of its kind in the Nordic countries.
For the construction of a new theater, the museum had to leave Frederiksø. Meanwhile the collection and workshop are temporarily housed at Abildvej until a permanent location is found. About 30 volunteers restore the boats here week after week and maintain the museum's sailing fleet, which also includes the flagship "Runa" in Skovshoved. The museum receives no public subsidies and is financed through members, sponsors, and donations.
Highlights
- One of the largest collections on recreational sailing in the Nordic countries
- Workshop where volunteers restore historic wooden boats
- Sailing museum fleet with the flagship "Runa"
- Free admission, donations welcome
- Founded
- 1996
- Operated by
- Foreningen Danmarks Museum for Lystsejlads
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
| Children & teens | –Free admission |
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Admission is free. Since the museum operates without public subsidies, donations on site or via MobilePay are welcome.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
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Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | School classes and other groups are welcome by arrangement, also outside regular hours. The temporary quarters are more a workshop than a classic exhibition. |
