Summer holiday experiences at The Green Museum

Summer holiday activities for children and adults

We have packed the summer with great experiences for all ages and provided space for summer holiday activities for both children and adults, big arm movements and quiet contemplation in our large outdoor areas at The Green Museum at Gammel Estrup.

NOTE! The program below was for 2024 – this year's program will be posted as soon as it is complete.

This year's summer holiday activity gives you the opportunity to experience the development of farm animals from the 1960s to today through fun and educational activities such as chicken puzzles, pig tetris, tastings and a sculpture workshop. You can read more about that further down the page.

The hopefully good summer weather provides a fantastic opportunity to enjoy our exhibition "The Agricultural Botanical Garden", where we have over 400 different types of apple trees, 80 different types of rhubarb, different types of cabbage, legumes, berries, culinary herbs, summer flowers and much more.

All year round, this living exhibition (and conservation center) is an absolutely fantastic experience, as the weather and seasons ensure that you see something completely new every time you visit the exhibition.

Summer holiday experiences for the whole family

Summer is the perfect time to visit and learn about our old Danish breeds of farm animals. Our farm animals come in almost all sizes, from the smallest honey bees to the largest cows.

If it's a rainy day or there's just a light shower, our 6,000 m2 indoor exhibitions are of course also open - and here we entice with exhibitions about breeding, the farming community and our large indoor forest - in the exhibition STORT.

But this summer we also offer the opportunity to become a farm worker for a day.

YOU CAN FIND THE FULL PROGRAM OF SUMMER HOLIDAY 2024 EXPERIENCES BELOW.

The summer holiday program is valid from Saturday, June 29th to Sunday, August 11th.

We are open every day throughout the summer from 10 am to 5 pm. The price is 160 DKK for adults and free for young people under 18, and this year's summer activity only costs 20 DKK once you have paid for admission.

The ticket also gives access to Gammel Estrup Denmark's Manor House Museum.

10 am – 5 pm / Become an expert in farm animals

During the summer holidays at the Green Museum, guests are invited to delve into the development of farm animals from the 1960s to the modern agriculture we know today. This is a unique opportunity for both children and adults to learn about how agriculture and its animals have developed over the past 60 years through fun and educational activities.

Pig Tetris and Chicken Puzzle
The summer holiday activities are designed to be both fun and educational. Guests can purchase an activity tour, where they will gain insight into the development of farm animals over the past 60 years. The activity tour consists of tasks such as chicken puzzles, pig tetris and milk lifts. These activities are designed to engage children and adults while learning about historical and modern farming methods.

Once you have completed all the tasks, you can enter a competition with a chance to win a prize. In addition, participants receive a diploma as proof that they are experts in farm animals. This makes the visit both exciting and memorable for the whole family.

Taste and Create
Did you know that around 80 % of Denmark's agricultural area is used to produce food for animals? At the Green Museum you can experience the history of taste buds. Taste barley, which is one of the crops that makes up a large part of feed production for farm animals. The tastings provide a unique insight into how agricultural products have been used throughout history.

As part of the activity tour, guests are also given a portion of self-hardening clay. The historic workshop has been transformed into a sculptor's workshop, where one of the museum's skilled communicators is ready to talk about the development of agriculture and farm animals over the past 60 years. While you shape your own farm animal in clay, you can gain a deeper understanding of how agriculture has changed and what role animals have played in this development.

Practical Information
The price to participate in the activity tour and the sculpture workshop is only 20 kroner.

10 am – 5 pm / Throughout the museum / Free.

To name just a few of the museum's many regular offers, you can also explore the exhibition during the summer holidays. BIG – man and the forest, enjoy the machines in the Visitor's Magazine, visit the animals or taste the historic vegetable garden, which abounds and spreads blissful and relaxing colors and scents at the moment.

If you would like to delve into the exciting history and very current exhibition about the breeding of our crops, you can take a fascinating visit to the exhibition 'Golden Grain', where not only the story of breeding is told, but there are also leading experts' thoughts and suggestions on the future and the complex choices we face in these times.

Take a break with the kids at our large outdoor playground with an ice cream from the museum shop – or maybe lunch at the restaurant Den Gamle Stald?

Of course, you can also bring food from home and sit and enjoy it either indoors or outdoors, depending on the mood and weather.

In addition to the playground outside, the museum also has a play area inside, so when you need a little 'break' from the exciting learning, your body and imagination can run free in delightful play, regardless of whether the weather is indoors or outdoors. If you are having a summer holiday with children in Denmark this year, there is good reason to go on an educational visit to the Green Museum.

Almost every day / Meet the volunteers / Free.

They maintain and repair the museum's tractors and other vehicles in the tractor workshop. They blacksmith, tidy up fields, look after bees, and tell stories in the visitor magazine.

They churn butter, make cheese and brew beer. They slaughter and make bows and lots of other chores at the Green Museum.

It is of course our skilled volunteers, whom you can meet almost every day throughout the summer when you take part in our many educational summer holiday activities.

See who you can meet and when you can meet them in the calendar here. The calendar is continuously updated with more days of activities during the summer holidays.

The Green Museum is open every day during the summer holidays from 10 am to 5 pm.

A day ticket for adults cost 140 kr. – and gives access to both the Green Museum and Old Estrup – Denmark's Manor House Museum, located in the same area.

There is FREE admission for young people under 18 years of age.

When you visit the museum you can exchange your ticket on the same day for a annual pass for ONLY 110 DKK. Read more about the different ticket types and options here.

At the museum we have plenty of outdoor and indoor areas where you can eat your packed lunch. You can also stop by The Old Stable restaurant.