LIVING MUSEUM / Recurring event / Free when admission is paid Meet the volunteers in the Tractor Workshop, where they work on many types of tasks. For example, the machines come for inspection and repair in the Tractor Workshop before the museum volunteers use them in their work on the Historical Fields. The Tractor Workshop is always full of life, sound and partially assembled…
Living museum every Tuesday in the garden and in the Guldkorn exhibition. Every Tuesday you can meet the gardeners when they work in the Guldkorn exhibition and in the Polakhuset garden, respectively. Even though they are working and in full swing, they are always ready for a friendly approach and would like to contribute with their great knowledge.
by Niels Elers Koch, Forest and Hunting Historical Society How does the country stand when we talk about the Forest in Denmark in relation to the past, present and future? With the Green Tripartite, the ambition is to create 250,000 ha of new forest by 2045, which corresponds to an increase in the forest area of almost 40 % from approx. 16 %…
Throughout the year, the museum's Karle- og Pigelaug is out working in the historic fields. Come and experience their work, and if you're lucky, you might even get some fresh, newly dug potatoes to take home. This year's program. Thursday, April 9th 12:00-15:00 - This year's walk in the Historic Fields…
LIVING MUSEUM / Recurring event / Free when admission is paid Meet the volunteers in the Tractor Workshop, where they work on many types of tasks. For example, the machines come for inspection and repair in the Tractor Workshop before the museum volunteers use them in their work on the Historical Fields. The Tractor Workshop is always full of life, sound and partially assembled…
Easter holiday at the Green Museum – animals in focus The Easter holiday at the Green Museum offers experiences for the whole family, where animals and rural life are in focus. Spring is a special time at the museum, and the Easter holiday is perfect for a family outing, where both children and adults can get closer to farm animals and…
by Rune Clausen, The Green Museum How does the country fare in relation to the mink in Denmark? In 2020, 17 million Danish mink were killed during the COVID pandemic. An almost 100-year-old agricultural and commercial adventure was shut down. Apparently. But the story of the small American predator's Danish life is far from over. Rune Clausen is a museum curator at The Green Museum…
by Esben Bøgh Sørensen, The Green Museum How does the country stand in relation to community and responsibility in Danish agriculture? For more than 140 years, the cooperative movement has shaped Danish agriculture. Join us on a journey from the shipment of the famous LUR-labeled butter in wooden crates from the Port of Esbjerg to the trial of the “climate pig”. The threads are drawn all the way to…
Dining with Danish Film Classics 2 Do you remember “The Baroness at the Gas Station”, Dirch Passer’s quirky performance in It’s Still Dusty or Morten Korch’s idyllic Vagabonderne på Bakkegården? And who can forget The Olsen Gang, where Egon always had a plan, but Kjeld just longed for some good, solid food made by Yvonne? Now you can taste yourself…
This lecture has unfortunately been cancelled. See other lectures in the series: From nap butter to climate pig – the history of the agricultural cooperative movement by Esben Bøgh Sørensen, The Green Museum March 3 at 7:30 PM–9:00 PM Buy ticket The mink that wouldn't disappear by Rune Clausen, The Green Museum March 17 at 7:30 PM–9:00 PM Buy ticket
With an indoor forest trip with coziness, atmosphere and tasks along the way, you can experience all the fascinating things in the forest during the winter holidays – but it takes place in the Green Museum's heated indoor forest exhibition – STORT. During the winter holidays, the Green Museum invites the whole family to a unique and educational experience in the indoor forest on an impressive…
Decorate your own gingerbread heart Come and unleash your creativity in our cozy gingerbread workshop! Every Advent weekend you can decorate your own honey heart with icing and take it home – or maybe give it as a sweet gift. Time: Advent weekends (Saturday and Sunday) from 10 am-4 pm Price: Only 15 kr. per heart (when admission is paid)…
CHRISTMAS MARKET AT THE GREEN MUSEUM / November 29 - 30 Christmas starts this year with the coziest Christmas market of the year. The traditional Christmas market at the Green Museum, Gl. Estrup is back! On the first Advent weekend, we will fill the museum with Christmas spirit, exciting stalls, fantastic smells and tasty treats. Further program will follow. We look forward to it! Read more here.
The roots & scents of Christmas: Experience 300 years of Christmas history Today, Christmas is filled with fir trees and gifts. But how was Christmas celebrated 300 years ago? Visit the Green Museum's Christmas exhibition Christmas of All Time from November 19 to December 30 and gain an insight into Christmas in Denmark through time. With the help of audio stories and…
Autumn holiday in the spirit of hunting There are a lot of exciting activities happening at Det Grønne Museum throughout the autumn holiday. The focus this year is on hunting and the forest. You can read a lot more about what is happening and what you can experience here. But don't forget to also visit our other exciting exhibitions when you visit us.
40 years of sparks and community in the forge When the hammer hits the anvil in the old forge at the Green Museum, it is with 40 years of tradition behind it. Since 1985, the blacksmiths' guild has kept the old craft alive – and now they are ready to celebrate their anniversary. Friday, September 26 at 2–4 p.m. invites…
Meet the volunteers in the Green Museum's old forge as they work at the forge and tame iron using fire, hammer and anvil, as humans have done since prehistoric times, and as has long been done at Gammel Estrup. The forge was built in 1761 as part of the large complex of farm buildings,…
MTKJ Club Championship in Ploughing 2025 – Tractors, Horses & Volunteers The Motor & Tractor Club of Jutland (MTKJ) invites you to a fireworks display of ploughing power and tradition when the club championship in ploughing is held in the fields at the Green Museum. The event offers, among other things: Competitive ploughing: Tractors compete in different classes – the ploughing competition runs from 10:00 to 14:40 with a…
K7 – free admission for young people aged 18-27 in week 37 As part of the nationwide campaign K7, The Green Museum and the neighboring museum Gammel Estrup Denmark's Manor Museum have free admission for young people up to 27 years of age throughout week 37. K7 is the national cultural week for young people in the period 8-14 September. Here…
LIVING MUSEUM / Recurring event / Free when admission is paid There is life in every corner of the museum when the Green Museum volunteers show up for Living Saturday. Here you can, for example, experience the museum's mediators and volunteers telling stories, serving tastings and showing examples of old crafts. Exactly what you can experience changes…
