The course "Totally in the forest" is a teaching course in history, mathematics and nature/technology for the middle school. Based on the exhibition "STORT - man and the forest", we go on a journey through the history of the forest in Denmark and learn more about how we humans have used wood as a vital resource throughout time.
Dune Sheep The Dune Sheep are part of the living cultural heritage at the Green Museum. The Dune Sheep are also called the Hulsig Sheep. They are called that because it was a flock of sheep that was found…
Combine harvester The combine harvester is actually a 3-in-1. It combines a reaper, a threshing machine and a cleaning machine. The first combines came to Denmark in the late 1930s, but were only widely used…
Help is at hand – a tractor The little grey one. If you say that in farming circles, everyone knows what you're talking about. Namely Ferguson – a little powerhouse of a…
Aurochs and skull The aurochs was an important prey animal in the Stone Age. During World War II, an aurochs skull was found near Auning, which is now in the museum's collection. The approximately 5,000-year-old…
Forest workers' shed The forest workers' shed is one of the museum's most important objects. It tells an important story about the working conditions of forest workers about 100 years ago. At the same time, we are introduced to the names of two of…
The forest saw and the chainsaw Forestry work has always been hard physical work. Until around 1950, forest workers used axes and forest saws to fell trees and shorten trunks. Then the chainsaw came along, and…
Chess piece and cubic meter block The forester Johann Georg von Langen was brought to Denmark by the king in 1763 to secure the Danish forests, which were close to extinction. The chess piece and cubic meter block…
The chip dog The chip dog is a large machine that chops wood into coarse shavings called chips. It got its nickname “The Chip Dog” because it was operated by a forester who walked in front and…
Oehlenschläger's beech Adam Oehlenschläger wrote the national anthem, where the country stands with "broad beeches". As a big boy, he was on a trip to Jægersborg Deer Park in 1793, where he scratched his initials in...
