Horsens Museum

About the museum

In March 1906, citizens of the town founded the Museum Association of Horsens, from which the Horsens Museum emerged. The aim was to awaken and maintain interest in art and historical evidence. The first exhibitions took place in rented rooms of the technical school.

A bequest from the pilot captain Theodor Løwenstein made it possible to build a dedicated museum building on Sundvej, designed by the architect Viggo Norn and inaugurated in October 1915. Norn then chaired the board for almost five decades. Until 1984 the house showed art and cultural history together; then the art department moved into the park Caroline Amalie Lund as the independent Horsens Kunstmuseum.

Today the museum belongs to Museum Horsens, which is run by the municipality and also includes the Fængselsmuseet, the art museum, and the city archive. The collection comprises over 25,000 objects and numerous archaeological finds. Archaeologists from the museum searched, among other places, on Bering Island off the Russian east coast for the final resting place of the explorer Vitus Bering, born in Horsens. The exhibitions are currently being renewed step by step.

Highlights

• Archaeological exhibition from the last Ice Age to the Middle Ages
• Vitus Bering's voyages of discovery in sound and images
• "Glimt af Horsens": three centuries of city history
• Clothing from 300 years of Horsens
• Family activity "STRANDET" for children ages 6 to 12
• Free admission on Wednesdays

Permanent exhibitions

• Arkæologisk udstilling – New archaeological exhibition on the history of the town and municipality of Horsens from the last Ice Age to the Middle Ages.
• Vitus Bering – The expeditions of the seafarer and explorer born in Horsens, told with sound and images.
• Glimt af Horsens – City history from three centuries with a focus on the Russian court, the Lichtenberg and Løwenstein families, and World War II.

Founded

1906

Operated by

Museum Horsens (Horsens Kommune)

Director

Anne Katrine Nagel Christensen

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Free admission for everyone every Wednesday.

Guided tours for groups (max. 25 people) on weekdays 09:00–16:00 DKK 1,100, evenings and weekends DKK 2,000 per hour or part thereof; city tours (max. 30 people) at the same prices. Admission is free for schools.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: not available
• Elevator: not available
• 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

The building, over 100 years old, has only stairs between floors, neither an elevator nor a stair lift. A walker can be brought along but must be carried up the stairs yourself.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide

Family activity "STRANDET" for children ages 6 to 12: stranded with Vitus Bering on a lonely island, families search in the tent of the naturalist Georg Steller for clues and number codes to put together a map for the tsar. No registration required, included in admission.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

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

Events & venue rental

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