The wolf is coming The wolf has re-inhabited the Danish nature, and where it was previously hated and therefore exterminated, it may be a different story when it returns after 200 years of absence. The wolf is originally a natural part of the Danish nature, and the discussion about how we should handle it…
Traces in nature Our nature is full of life. However, many of the species are rarely seen, as they are either nocturnal or well camouflaged. We can still find evidence that they live here by looking for the traces they leave behind. Museum exhibitions Age-appropriate dialogue-based tour of the museum's exhibitions,…
Winter food – frugality and luxury When the farmer stocked up on his winter supplies, it could turn out that food was scarce – and it was a long time until the next harvest. Then one had to save on the leftovers and find substitutes and stretch what was left. If hunger gnawed for too long, people could be tempted to indulge in…
Autumn food – abundant and nutritious In the self-sufficient peasant home, the herb garden, cabbage garden, orchard and field crops were essential for survival and health. Food was provided by the farm's products and seasonal ingredients, by the possibility of harvesting in the garden or storing and preserving the fresh ingredients for later use. Late summer and autumn provide abundant gardens with abundant quantities…
Spring food – sprouting crisp Spring has begun when the chickens lay eggs again and the first green shoots grow out of the ground. In this course, students follow in their grandmother's footsteps into the chicken coop and kitchen garden to gather for a meal full of vitamins, courage and hope after a dark, long winter with poor nutrition. …
Ducks and pheasants Hunters annually kill approximately 500,000 mallards in Denmark, which gives the mallard the second highest number of birds killed – second only to the pheasant, with approximately 700,000 birds killed. A large proportion of these birds are endangered, otherwise there wouldn't be so many, but it's hard to…
Stavnsbåndsspil The students have the opportunity, through a role-play, to experience and understand what it might have been like to live as a farming family during the stavnsbåndsspil period, the period 1733-1788. The museum's exhibitions and activities We start the day with a tour of the museum's exhibition, where special focus is placed on the conditions and work tasks of the farming family throughout the year in the 18th century. The students are then informed about…
Clothes on the body – wool and linen It was especially the women in the old farming communities who took responsibility for the tasks of processing wool and linen and producing clothes for both everyday and festive occasions. The men's tasks were linked to the earliest processes in the processing which often required strength and more hands. Both the processing of wool…
