Hollændergårdene

About the museum

In the 16th century King Christian II brought Dutch farmers to the island of Amager. They were to supply the court and the markets of København with vegetables and received special royal privileges in return. Store Magleby, where they settled, is still called "Hollænderbyen" (the Dutch town) today. The Amager farmers became known as vegetable growers and developed their own splendid costume culture, from which their prosperity can be read.

The museum was founded in 1922 and is housed in two of the oldest four-wing half-timbered farmsteads in Store Magleby. For a long time it was called Amagermuseet; in 2026 it received the name Hollændergårdene. Today it belongs to Museum Amager, which runs several visitor sites in Dragør.

On display are original farmhouse parlors, an extensive collection of Amager costumes and embroideries for various occasions, and paintings by Julius Exner, who captured the life of the Amager farmers in the 19th century. One exhibition tells of 500 years of Dutch history and of vegetable growing. In the kitchen garden, volunteers grow old vegetable varieties and dahlias, including varieties bred on Amager; in the summer half-year pigs and goats live on the farm.

Highlights

• Two of the oldest four-wing farmsteads in Store Magleby
• Amager costumes and embroideries
• Paintings by Julius Exner
• Kitchen garden with old vegetable varieties and Amager dahlias
• Pigs and goats to pet in the summer half-year
• Café in the old barn of the north farm

Permanent exhibitions

• 500 års hollænderhistorie – History of the Dutch immigrants on Amager, their privileges, their vegetable growing, and their costumes.
• Bondestuer og malerisal – Preserved living parlors of the Amager farmers and a painting hall with pictures by Julius Exner in which the costumes on display reappear.

Founded

1922

Operated by

Museum Amager

Director

Søren Mentz

Admission & discounts

In the high summer season and during the fall break, admission costs DKK 90. Members of "Museum Amagers Venner" have free admission.

Accessibility

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

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

Treasure trail through the museum, wooden horses to ride, space for picnicking, and animals to pet in summer. In July children may harvest in the kitchen garden. During the holidays special activities, e.g., in the fall break cooking soup, pressing cider, making straw dolls, and play equipment next to the pig enclosure. Children under 18 free.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

Café in the old barn of the north farm between the ticket desk and the museum shop with coffee, cake, warm rolls, beer from Amager Bryghus, and ice cream; group meals on advance order. In the museum shop homemade jams, vinegar, schnapps, mustard, and herb salt, as well as books, ceramics, and antiques. Picnicking at tables in the rose garden or under the walnut tree is possible (not in the café).

Events & venue rental

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

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