Museumsgården

About the museum

The thatched four-sided farm south of the village of Keldbylille was built in 1800, when, as part of the Danish agricultural reforms, fields were redistributed and many farms were moved out of the villages onto their lands. It was built by Poul Bendtsen and Maren Larsdatter, whose initials and the year can still be read today in the beam above the old hearth.

The last farmer, Hans Hansen (1884–1964), took over the farm in 1913. He modernized the farming – he owned one of the first tractors in the area, a Fordson from 1923 – but left the farmhouse almost unchanged. Because no farmer's wife lived on the farm for generations, the kitchens and rooms remained largely in their 19th-century state; the kitchen had no electricity or running water until the end. Hansen turned his garden into an unusual layout with a pond, a stone mound and exotic trees.

Hansen bequeathed the farm with its inventory and machinery to the Nationalmuseet, which opened it as a museum in 1968. In 1990 it passed to Møns Museum, which today belongs to Museum Sydøstdanmark. The owner is Vordingborg Municipality; the museum is run by the friends' association Museumsgårdens Venner, founded in 2005, with many volunteers who look after the garden, buildings and old machinery and demonstrate old craft techniques.

Highlights

• Three kitchens from different eras, from the open hearth to the steward's kitchen of 1968
• Festive "Øverstestue" and large baking oven in the brewhouse
• 1923 Fordson tractor that still runs
• Historic garden with pond and stone mound, freely accessible year-round
• Machine house with forge, carpentry shop and old farm machinery

Permanent exhibitions

• Køkkenet – Three kitchens in the farmhouse show the change in cooking and housekeeping over almost 100 years – from the open fire to the cast-iron stove.
• Øvestuen – The farm's best room, once a space for celebrations and dancing, later a farmhand's chamber.
• Maskinhuset – Workshops and a collection of old tractors, farm machinery and hand tools, maintained by volunteers.

Founded

1968

Operated by

Foreningen Museumsgårdens Venner (assoziiertes Museum von Museum Sydøstdanmark)

Admission & discounts

Free admission: Christmas market (November 29, 2026)

The garden is accessible free of charge year-round. Payment in cash or by MobilePay.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible: no information
• 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

The farm can be explored with a stroller or walker, but in places it is quite uneven and hard to get through. Dogs on a leash are welcome outdoors.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The museum is aimed at all age groups and offers room to play; children experience the farm's animals up close. On event days such as beet harvesting or apple pressing, children can join in themselves. Strollers do not get through everywhere, as the ground is uneven in places.

Getting there & parking

The farm is south of Keldbylille on Skullebjergvej in eastern Møn and is a stop on the Camønoen hiking trail.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available

Coffee and soft drinks for sale; food you bring may be eaten in the garden. Free restrooms, also outside opening hours. Year-round shelter and tent site on the Camønoen hiking trail with toilet, shower and fire pits.

Events & venue rental

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

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