Skibsklarerergaarden

About the museum

The house at Strandgade 91 is over 400 years old, even if you can hardly tell. In 1637 the customs inspector Christen Rasmussen and his wife Kirstine Olufsdatter had it modernized – a few years after Christian IV rebuilt the burned-down Kronborg with money from the Sound Dues. For centuries, merchants, ship clearers, innkeepers, and lodging keepers lived here, whose livelihoods depended entirely on the Sound Dues. Around 1780 the house was thoroughly renovated and has hardly been altered since.

That the furnishings, office, and shop were preserved is owed above all to the two unmarried daughters of the last ship clearer, Truels Frederik Kierboe, who lived in the house until their deaths in 1926 and 1928 and changed almost nothing. In 1918 the building was placed under heritage protection; in 1943 the municipality bought it in order to protect the shop and office inventory permanently as well.

In 1993 the restaurateur Søren Fisker acquired the house with the aim of bringing the history of the Sound Dues to life here. In 1994–95 the conservation department of the Nationalmuseet restored the shop with its inventory from the 1820s and the skipper's room, and later also the elegant apartment on the main floor, which the museum furnished with fitting furniture. Today the municipality rents the house; it is run as part of Museerne Helsingør. Hosts in historical costume lead tours through the shop, office, and living rooms, and goods are sold in the shop as they were in the past.

Highlights

• Original ship provisions shop from the early 19th century, where goods are still sold
• Office where ship cargoes were registered
• The ship clearer's apartment in late 18th-century style
• Hosts in historical costume
• Coffee, tea, and cake in the historic parlors

Founded

1995

Operated by

Museerne Helsingør (Helsingør Kommune)

Admission & discounts

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

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator: not available
• 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

Authentic residence on three floors with a narrow, steep staircase; for wheelchair users only the first floor with the provisions shop is accessible.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

During school holidays, old games and activities like those of children in the 19th century; children can dress up, solve tasks in the house, and drink cocoa. In spring and fall, events for parents with babies (baby singing, morning coffee) with space for nursing and changing.

Getting there & parking

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

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

On opening days in the afternoon, coffee, tea, and cake in the historic parlors as well as the ice cream "Frøkenens fristelser" developed especially for the house. The historic provisions shop sells licorice, coffee, rope, wooden clogs, and spirits, among other things.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Events in the historic parlors, e.g., bachelor party as a tea party in Empire-style clothing, team building with the "Sundtoldsjagten", or a coffee table with an introduction to the house's history; inquiries to museerne@helsingor.dk.

Plan your visit