Ringkøbing Museum

About the museum

Ringkøbing Museum goes back to a museum association founded in 1908 by citizens of the town to collect the history of the trading town of Ringkøbing. The collection was first stored in an attic of the town school until the association acquired the villa of the late district physician Melchiorsen on Herningvej, had it converted and extended. The museum opened there in November 1922; later the former judge's office and an extension with exhibition rooms and a storage room in the basement were added.

After the Danish municipal reform of 2007, the museum became part of a joint museum group that today operates ten visitor sites around Ringkøbing Fjord as Ringkøbing Fjord Museer. Ringkøbing Museum is the oldest department within it.

In terms of content, the permanent exhibitions focus on the Second World War on the west coast: one section introduces the construction of the Atlantic Wall, whose concrete bunkers are considered the largest construction project in Danish history. The exhibition “Flyvere i natten” tells of the Allied bombers that flew over West Jutland in 1943–45 – 19 of them crashed around Ringkøbing Fjord. The museum also shows changing exhibitions on city and regional history. Since 2021, the town's reunification stone has stood in the museum garden; its capstone was finally put in place after decades of dispute over the inscription.

Highlights

• Walk-through staging with a large replica of an Avro Lancaster bomber
• The story of the 19 Allied aircraft crashes around Ringkøbing Fjord
• Introduction to the Atlantic Wall on the west coast
• Reunification stone of 1921 in the museum garden
• Museum shop with crafts and delicacies

Permanent exhibitions

• Flyvere i natten – Built around a large replica of a Lancaster bomber, the exhibition uses sound, film, and original objects to tell of the air war over West Jutland and its victims on both sides.

Founded

1908

Operated by

Ringkøbing Fjord Museer

Admission & discounts

Tickets at the box office or online in advance. The benefit cards of the Ringkøbing Fjord Museer are valid for free admission to all ten sites in the group.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• 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

According to the museum, only very limited access for wheelchairs.

Kids & families

Strollers may be brought along, but accessibility is limited.

Getting there & parking

GPS address: Herningvej 4, 6950 Ringkøbing.

Amenities & dining

• Café: not available
• Restaurant: not available
• Museum shop

Museum shop with nostalgic everyday items, delicacies, books, and crafts. Food and drinks you bring yourself may be consumed in the museum garden.

Events & venue rental

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

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