Destination Kystlandet

Museums in the Coastal Land

Forget about dusty exhibits and boring museum experiences. In the Coastal Land you find a varied selection of museum where communication, learning and entertainment go hand in hand.

Family visits the industrial museum
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A  couple is walking though a corridor at the prison museum in Horsens
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The Prison Museum

At the largest prison museum in Europe, you can experience and learn how it was to be both an inmate and an employee at the prison in Horsens, told dramatically and interestingly.

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Arena advertisement in neon tubing on display at the Industrial Museum in Horsens
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The Industrial Museum (Industrimuseet)

Experience the amazing exhibitions about the development of life and society during the Industrial Age. Here, you can sense what life was like for our parents, grandparents, and their parents.

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Family posing in front of a sculpture by Bjørn Nørgaard and Horsens Art Museum
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Horsens Art Museum

Horsens Art Museum presents modern Danish art by well-known artists such as Michael Kvium, Bjørn Nørgård and Erik A. Frandsen. Experience the changing special exhibitions.

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A family walks toward the water and steam mill at Odder Museum
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Odder Museum

The historical buildings of Odder Museum are situated in a green area in the heart of Odder city. Experience the mill, exhibitions and displays, or join a guided tour.

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A couple walks hand in hand out of the harbour museum  Juelsminde Havnemuseum
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Juelsminde Havnemuseum (harbour museum)

Bring the family to Juelsminde Harbour Museum and discover the story of the popular marina, its evolution from a fishing village to a ferry port, and its transformation into an experiential centre.

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A couple looks at art at Horsens Museum
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Horsens Museum

Visit the museum for free and delve into the history of Horsens from archaeological findings to the present day. Learn about the folk hero Vitus Bering and explore the intriguing rotating exhibitions.

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A group of men admiring tractors at Denmark's Ferguson Museum
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Danmarks Ferguson Museum

Come to the countryside and see the world's largest collection of Ferguson tractors at this museum between Horsens and Juelsminde.

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A couple is holding each other in front of Uldum Mill
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Uldum Mølle Museum

Visit the beautiful old mill in Uldum, which is now converted into a museum. Traditional milling of flour continues amidst the fascinating exhibitions. The museum's shop offers various organic types of flour and oatmeal for purchase.

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Old postcard featuring a picture of Horsens
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Town archives in Horsens

Dive into the city's history at Horsens' local archive, which is filled with old photographs, church records, newspapers, directories, and many other historical documents.

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