Hindsholm Egnsmuseum
Local history museum in the former school of Martofte with tools from farming, fishing, and the household, mounted birds, and archaeological finds.
About the museum
The museum's foundation is the lifetime collection of Charles Erhardt Nielsen (1912–2007). A farm laborer and drainage master from Stubberup, he gathered objects on the history of the Hindsholm peninsula over decades, kept them in his house, and showed them there to interested visitors.
When Nielsen and his wife moved to a nursing home in Kerteminde in 1995, he donated the collection to Kerteminde Kommune, on the condition that it stay on Hindsholm. The municipality then set up a small museum in the disused school of Martofte, which opened in 1997. Later it belonged to the Østfyns Museer group.
When closure threatened in 2017, residents founded the association Hindsholm Egnsmuseum. Since then volunteers have continued to run the house in cooperation with the municipality and organize season openings, lectures, and member evenings.
The exhibition is divided into three areas: tools and equipment tell of hard fieldwork, crafts, and fishing, supplemented by an extensive collection of kitchen utensils. More than 500 birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish were collected and mounted by Nielsen himself. The collection of archaeological finds comes from large parts of Hindsholm, but above all from the lands of the manor estate Schelenborg.
Highlights
- Over 500 birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish mounted by Charles Nielsen himself
- Tools and equipment from fieldwork, crafts, and fishing
- Extensive collection of historic kitchen utensils
- Archaeological finds, mainly from the lands of the Schelenborg manor estate
- Museum in the former village school of Martofte
Permanent exhibitions
- Kulturhistorisk samling – Tools from farming, crafts, and fishing as well as a large selection of kitchen utensils show the working everyday life of earlier generations on Hindsholm.
- Naturhistorisk samling – More than 500 birds, mammals, fish, and shellfish collected and mounted by the museum's founder.
- Oldsagssamling – Archaeological finds from the peninsula, mostly from the fields of the Schelenborg manor estate.
- Founded
- 1997
- Operated by
- Verein Hindsholm Egnsmuseum (ehrenamtlich, in Zusammenarbeit mit Kerteminde Kommune)
Admission & discounts
| Adults | DKK 30 |
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| Children & teens | freefree up to age 17 · Children and young people under 18 free. |
| Groups | –Larger and smaller groups by arrangement by phone or email, also outside opening hours. |
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible: not available
- Elevator: no information
- Accessible restroom: no information
- Accessible parking: no information
- Service dogs welcome: no information
- Tactile models & exhibits: no information
- Sign language tours: no information
- Easy-to-read materials: no information
- Audio description: no information
Hardly suitable for people with walking difficulties and wheelchair users because of a staircase.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Getting there & parking
The museum is located in the former school of Martofte on the Hindsholm peninsula, about 13 km north of Kerteminde.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| Good to know | Group visits outside regular opening hours by arrangement. |
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