Odsherred Museum

About the museum

The museum goes back to a private exhibition of old objects from Odsherred that the senior teacher H. F. C. Steincke and his wife showed in Nykøbing Sjælland in 1909. In the same year, a circle of citizens from across the area decided to found the Odsherreds Folkemuseum; it was housed in an old school building in town. The collection grew quickly and soon included finds from the Bronze Age, an extensive coin collection, and weapons and costumes of the region.

In the early 2000s the museum moved to the manor Annebjerggård on the southern edge of Nykøbing; in 2004 the garden of old medicinal and useful plants, whose roots lie in the original town museum, also moved there. Since the merger at the turn of the year 2012/2013, the museum has belonged to Museum Vestsjælland.

In October 2024 the Odsherred Museum opened in the former Grundtvigskole in the town center. The exhibition "Glimt" shows highlights from over 4,000 years of the landscape's history, and volunteers turned the schoolyard into a garden with about 175 plants formerly used for medicine, dyeing and superstition. The move is regarded as a first step toward a new joint museum for geology, archaeology, history and art in Odsherred.

Highlights

• Exhibition "Glimt" with highlights from over 4,000 years of Odsherred's history
• Roughly 2,000-year-old Iron Age woman's grave from Bobjerg
• Treasure find from Algade with over 3,000 silver coins
• Hidden field hospital of a World War II resistance fighter
• Historic garden with about 175 medicinal, dye and useful plants

Permanent exhibitions

• Glimt – nedslag i Odsherreds historie – Highlights from more than 4,000 years of local history, from the Iron Age woman's grave and the medieval coin hoard from Algade to the resistance in World War II.
• Den historiske have – In the former schoolyard, volunteer gardeners laid out beds with about 175 old medicinal, dye and superstition plants.

Founded

1909

Operated by

Museum Vestsjælland

Admission & discounts

Tickets are available at the museum shop. Members of the local museum association free; members of other Museum Vestsjælland associations pay half price.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• 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

The first floor is easily accessible for people with limited mobility and wheelchair users, and an accessible elevator leads to the second floor. Certified service dogs with visible identification are welcome. In the garden there are also tables and benches usable by wheelchair users.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

During holidays there are family activities, such as band weaving during the autumn break. At "Nat på museet" (October 15, 2026), you go through the dark school with a flashlight; the time slots are staggered by age (3–6, 6–10 and 10 and up), book tickets in advance.

Getting there & parking

The museum is in the former Grundtvigskole in the center of Nykøbing Sjælland.

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Small café area with soft drinks, coffee, tea and a few sweets; food you bring may be eaten in the museum garden. Museum shop with tin toys, regional delicacies such as mead, honey and mustard, books on local history and gift items.

Events & venue rental

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

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