Stubbekøbing Museum
Volunteer-run local museum in a merchant's house from 1846 with everyday life around 1900, a scale collection and Denmark's knitting museum.
About the museum
The museum was founded in 1992, when the museum friends' association bought the listed house in Vestergade and the museum became an independent institution. The foundation was formed by collections handed over by the former municipality of Stubbekøbing: scales and measures from the period 1588 to 1947, tools from crafts and agriculture, and enameled kitchenware.
The late neoclassical building was constructed in 1846, the side wings were added in 1873, and it was placed under heritage protection in 1954. Over time it housed, among others, a master mason, a merchant, a grain dealer and a newspaper editorial office. From 2016 to 2018 the house was comprehensively restored.
On the ground floor the museum shows how people lived in town and country around 1900 – with a furnished living room, a schoolroom and craftsmen's workshops –, complemented by changing exhibitions. In 2020 "STRIK på 1'ste" was added on the upper floor, a museum of knitting craft with a historical collection and changing designer exhibitions. The house is run exclusively by volunteers and also serves as a tourist information office and cultural center with lectures and workshops; a historic tea pavilion from 1852 is currently being rebuilt in the courtyard.
Highlights
- "Nielsens Stue", a living room from 1906 with original furnishings
- Complete shoemaker's workshop from 1898 and carpenter's workshop
- Large collection of scales and measures as well as blue enamelware by Glud & Marstrand
- STRIK på 1'ste – Denmark's knitting museum with historic knitwork and tools
- Collection of household and farm implements in the garden courtyard
Permanent exhibitions
- Leben in Stadt und Land um 1900 – A furnished living room from 1906, a schoolroom as well as a shoemaker's and carpenter's workshop give insight into everyday life before the refrigerator and the computer.
- Waagen und Maße – A collection of scales from around two centuries, complemented by blue enamelware and household and farm implements in the garden courtyard.
- STRIK på 1'ste – Historisk strik og redskaber – Fine knitwork and knitting tools, mainly from the 19th century, a loan from the estate of Bodil Marie Moestrup.
- Founded
- 1992
Admission & discounts
| Adults | DKK 60 |
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| Children & teens | –Children accompanied by adults have free admission. |
| Seniors | DKK 50Discount for members of Ældresagen. |
| Groups | DKK 50 per personPrice per adult by prior arrangement; children's groups DKK 10 per child. |
| Membership (free admission for the whole season) | DKK 150per person per year |
Tickets are available at the InfoCafé at the entrance; a visit to the InfoCafé itself is free.
Accessibility
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Kids & families
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Getting there & parking
By car
Parking available
Public parking lot on the former part of the property behind the museum toward Rosenvængets Allé.
The museum is located on the main street in the old town of Stubbekøbing; entrance through the InfoCafé.
Get directionsAmenities & dining
- Café
- Museum shop
InfoCafé with tourist information, coffee and tea with pastries and sale of local crafts, books and postcards; seating in the garden courtyard (also for food you bring yourself). Bicycle rental for DKK 50 per day (DKK 150 deposit).
Events & venue rental
The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.
Plan your visit
| Guided tours | yes |
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| Good to know | Guided tours for groups of 8 or more people also outside opening hours after registration by email (stubmus@gmail.com). In STRIK på 1'ste, volunteer attendants with knowledge of the exhibitions are on hand. |
