10 Top Museums in Aarhus

Retrace Vikings’ steps at the underground Viking Museum in Aarhus. At the exact same spot on which the museum stands today the Viking city of Aros was founded more than 1,000 years ago. It was in the early 1960s that archaeologists discovered the first artefacts that can now be seen along with replicas in the museum’s exhibition. There isn’t an admission fee to the museum, so those who want to explore the culture of the Vikings’ should definitely visit.

Surrounded by a vast forest and with an overview to the beach, Moesgaard Museum is an open-air museum situated in a breathtaking location and offering a unique experience to its visitors who have the chance to see the origins of the human species before moving forward in time and exploring the Bronze Age, Iron Age and Viking Age.

Young scientists will love the Steno Museum. Through fun activities and interactive exhibitions, both young and old visitors will learn everything they need to know about the solar system, find out the history behind ground-breaking discoveries such as X-rays and penicillin, and take a look at the past through the old surgical instruments exhibition.

There aren’t many women’s museums around the world so if you’re visiting Aarhus, you shouldn’t miss the chance visit one of them. Kvindemuseet was founded in 1982 and hosted its first major exhibition in 1984. The idea however was born in the 1970s when the women’s movement in Denmark was developing and the number of women working and studying in universities increased. Through various exhibitions and a collection displaying items from the past, The Women’s Museum aims to present women’s lives throughout the decades and to raise discussions about gender equality, body and sexuality.