Borgmestergården

Over het museum

The farmstead on Slotsgade was built around 1601 by Nyborg's mayor and wholesale merchant Mads Lerche, facing the castle. The two-story half-timbered front building served the family as residence and official seat. His son Jacob Lerche, who took over the trading business, added two side wings in 1637 and 1643, creating a stately three-winged complex. It is now considered one of the best-preserved merchant's houses of the Danish Renaissance.

After the end of the Lerche era in 1680, the district administrator lived in the house in the 18th century. In the 19th century the property was divided among several owners, soldiers were quartered there, and a smithy and numerous outbuildings were added. A white beer brewery was set up in the cellar, from which the Nyborg brewery Carlsminde later emerged.

Around 1900 the building was badly dilapidated. The Nyborg museum association campaigned for its rescue, and the architect Mogens Clemmesen of the Nationalmuseet restored the property, in parallel with his work on Nyborg Slot. In 1919 a cultural history museum opened here, which passed to the Nationalmuseet in 1922 and also housed the city library until 1939.

Between 2016 and 2018 the property was comprehensively renovated and refurnished again. Today Østfyns Museer operates Nyborg's city history museum here, with exhibitions on trade, architecture and daily life in the Renaissance and the Middle Ages.

Hoogtepunten

• Half-timbered merchant's house from 1601 with three wings
• Family exhibitions with the Lerche children Jakob and Johanne
• The alchemist's workshop
• Courtyard with herb garden and old Storebælt ice boat
• Kaffestue in the museum courtyard
• Free admission

Vaste collectie

• Jakob og Johanne inviterer indenfor – The children of the builder Mads Lerche guide visitors through the house and Renaissance daily life – from food, school and illness to music, knights and the alchemist's workshop, with many hands-on stations.

Opgericht

1919

Beheerder

Østfyns Museer

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

De toegang is gratis.

Free admission during opening hours. Guided tours and evening openings for groups are subject to a fee (see visitor information).

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: niet aanwezig
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Listed building: both floors of the main building can only be reached by stairs, with uneven floors and high thresholds; no elevator. On request, the gate is opened so that the courtyard, garden and the exhibition hall (Aarsleff-salen, step-free access from the garden) can be reached without steps. Restrooms via a ramp from the courtyard, including a large accessible restroom. Staff help carry walkers up the stairs. For guests with autism, a preparatory visitor guide is available.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Doe- en voelstations

The permanent exhibitions are designed at children's height: the Lerche children Jakob and Johanne guide visitors through life in the Renaissance, and much can be touched and tried out. The courtyard and garden are easily reached with strollers, the house itself only by stairs.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Centrally located in the old town near Torvet and Nyborg Slot. During Danish school holidays, the Fynbus tourist card applies to buses throughout Funen.

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig

The Kaffestue serves hot and cold drinks as well as cake; tables and benches are in the courtyard, and food you bring yourself is also allowed.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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