Museum Give

About the museum

The museum's beginnings go back to the 1969/70 school year: the teacher Falk Mikkelsen had his class at Ikærskolen collect old objects from the surrounding area, and from this school collection the Give Museum emerged in 1970. In 1984 it was renamed Give-Egnens Museum, and a museum association was founded at the same time; state recognition followed in 1991. Since 2023 the association-run museum has been called Museum Give.

The museum is based at Stenbrogård, a former heath farm on Donneruplundvej near the Midtjyske Motorvej. The buildings also house the Local History Archive of Give. The grounds around the building include a garden, an apple orchard, an allotment garden with a small house from 1937, the kilns of the Jydepotte potters from Vonge, and the museum forest.

In terms of content, the museum is devoted to the more recent cultural history of the western Vejle hinterland. The guiding idea is life "on the edge" between heath and farmland, between tradition and change. The permanent exhibitions lead to the Nygård farm around 1910, into a shopping street of the station town of Give, which grew after the railway connection of 1894, and into a classroom of a village school. Many stations invite visitors to touch, dress up, and try things out; during the holidays, activities for families are added.

Highlights

• Nygård farm around 1910 with stable, kitchen, and alcove to try out
• Shopping street "Vester Ødeby" with grocer, hairdresser, telephone exchange, and shoemaker
• Historic village school classroom
• Allotment garden with giant sandbox, apple orchard, and Jydepotte kilns
• Forest playground and dog forest in the museum forest
• Children and young people under 18 free

Founded

1970

Operated by

Museum Give (Museumsverein)

Director

Mathias Christiansen Broch

Admission & discounts

Annual pass holders have free admission. Cash is accepted only in Danish kroner (DKK); common payment cards are accepted.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: no information
• Accessible restroom: no information
• 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

According to the museum, the museum buildings are very well suited for people with disabilities; the museum bears the accessibility label "God Adgang". The courtyard is partly paved with slabs and partly covered with loose gravel. Guide dogs and assistance dogs are welcome.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations
• Playground / play area

The museum explicitly sees itself as a destination for families: in the exhibitions you can dress up, cook on the old stove, feel sheep's wool, and look for eggs. On weekends and during the holidays there are activities for children. There is a giant sandbox in the allotment garden; about a ten-minute walk through the museum forest is a forest playground run by Vejle Municipality.

Getting there & parking

The museum is centrally located in Jutland near the Midtjyske Motorvej.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available

Museum café with coffee, tea, beer, wine, juice, sweets, and in summer ice cream; cake or lunch for groups of 6 or more by advance order (one week ahead). Food brought from outside may be eaten in the foyer and on the outdoor grounds, but not in the exhibitions. Dogs may enter the museum at their owners' own risk.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent

Visits and events in the museum allotment garden (with fire pit and outdoor kitchen) as well as private tours and arrangements can be requested via booking@museumgive.dk.

Plan your visit