Lemvig Museum

About the museum

Lemvig Museum was founded in 1931 as an independent institution; it is run by the museum association for Lemvig and surroundings, financed with grants from Lemvig Kommune and the Danish Ministry of Culture. As a state-recognized museum, it is responsible for the cultural history of the entire municipality.

Since the 1930s the Vesterhus has served as the museum building. The house of 1841 originally belonged to a large merchant's yard and was used as a warehouse, barn, and threshing floor. It was built during a heyday of the town, after the North Sea broke through the spit in front of the Limfjord in 1825 and Lemvig merchants could send ships to England and Hamburg.

The exhibitions tell of the trading town and its farming hinterland, of shipwrecks on the dangerous west coast, and of the region's connections to port cities in Germany, Holland, and England. One focus is the poet Thøger Larsen, whose study from his house at Lemvig Sø is shown unchanged. Shortly before the death of the cartoonist Henning Gantriis in 1989, the museum acquired about 100 original drawings for his comic "Livets gang i Lidenlund", set in Lemvig; later more strips, sketches, and his drawing table were added.

The museum also includes Jens Søndergaards Museum in Ferring and the Flyvholm rescue station near Harboøre. In 2025 the museum recorded a record number of visitors, thanks in part to exhibitions on the chemical company Cheminova and on the 150th birthday of Thøger Larsen.

Highlights

• Unchanged study of the poet Thøger Larsen
• Original drawings and drawing table by Henning Gantriis ("Livets gang i Lidenlund")
• Play town Lidenlund with 1950s dress-up costumes
• Flotsam and trade goods on West Jutland's connections to the world
• Sculpture garden with works by Torvald Westergaard, start of the Skulpturstien

Permanent exhibitions

• Lemvig Købstads historie – Two-part exhibition on the town's history from the Middle Ages to today and on the relationship between the trading town and its farming hinterland; with a play area in the hat shop.
• Livets gang i Lidenlund – Original drawings, sketches, and work table of Henning Gantriis for his comic, for which Lemvig provided the setting.
• Thøger Larsen – En digter under stjerner – The poet's original study with books, maps, and astronomical instruments, embedded in his thinking about generations and the universe.

Founded

1931

Operated by

Museumsforeningen for Lemvig og Omegn (selbstständige Institution)

Director

Mette Lund Andersen

Admission & discounts

The admission ticket is valid for Lemvig Museum and Jens Søndergaards Museum. Tour for groups (max. 30 people) weekdays DKK 750, evenings/weekends DKK 1,000; city tour DKK 75 or DKK 100 per person.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: not available
• Accessible parking: no information
• Service dogs welcome
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Older buildings with many stairs and corners – only partially accessible for wheelchair users, people with walking difficulties, and strollers; floor plan available to download. The restroom in the basement is not accessible. Companion card is accepted.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations
• Stroller-friendly: not available
• Baby changing facilities
• Playground / play area

Play town Lidenlund with post office, newspaper, police station, and dress-up costumes, hat shop, giant puzzle, farmhouse parlor for painting old furniture, starry sky, and animation workshop. Letter hunt and search for the museum mouse Morten; game basket with old games for the garden. Holiday activities for families.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop
• Coat check
• Lockers

Small museum shop (postcards, books, games, local beer). Free coat check; backpacks and large bags must go into lockers. Picnic tables in the always-open museum garden; waiting spot with water for dogs on the terrace.

Events & venue rental

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

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