Egtved Museum

About the museum

Egtved Museum is a private local museum run on a volunteer basis by the Egtved Museumsforening, an association founded in 1982. Its home is Højvanggaard on the street Aftensang in the middle of Egtved, a former farm whose origins go back to 1684. The buildings belong to Vejle Municipality; the association has leased them and now uses the farmhouse, the former barn and stable wings, and a small wash house.

Repeated fires changed the farm over the centuries; the former half-timbered buildings were gradually replaced by brick buildings, and the present appearance dates from 1876. An exhibition in the farmhouse traces this building history and the people who lived on the farm.

In the farmhouse, a period room presents finds from the surrounding area from the Stone Age through the Bronze Age and Viking Age to the 1970s; a separate area is devoted to the Bronze Age and the famous find of the Egtved Girl. A town model shows Egtved in 1898, when the narrow-gauge railway to Kolding opened, which ran until 1930. There are also a furnished best parlor with a dining room from around 1900, rooms on the school and music history of the town, agriculture, crafts, toys, needlework, and a collection of carriages.

The north wing contains a small café and a hall for up to about 100 people, where lectures, the St. John's Eve celebration, a Christmas market, and children's activity days take place. Every year the association also organizes Egtvedpigens Dag (Egtved Girl Day).

Highlights

• Period room with local finds from the Stone Age to 1980
• Section on the Bronze Age and the Egtved Girl
• Town model of Egtved in 1898 with the history of the railway to Kolding
• Best parlor and dining room with furniture from around 1900
• Collection of carriages and vehicles as well as an old wash house

Operated by

Egtved Museumsforening

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission; the museum is run by an association, membership possible.

Accessibility

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Kids & families

The association occasionally holds activity days for children, for example during the winter break; the toy exhibition is popular with kindergarten groups.

Getting there & parking

The museum is at the corner of Aftensang and old Ribevej in the center of Egtved.

Amenities & dining

• Café

Small café in the north wing, also used for meetings and events. In the farmyard there are tables and benches where you may eat food you have brought along.

Events & venue rental

With rows of chairs, the hall in the north wing holds up to about 100 people and is used for the association's lectures, celebrations, and markets; rental is not offered on the website.

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