The Story Of Danish Museums

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A journey through the evolution of Danish museums from their early days of stone axe displays to the rise of folk and open-air museums that focus on people's lives rather than just artifacts.

Exploring the transformation and ongoing debates in Danish cultural-history museums.

Around 1900, Danish museums typically showcased endless rows of stone axe heads and similar prehistoric finds, concentrating on research and ancient history. However, new ideas were emerging that aimed to shift the focus from objects to the stories of lives lived.

This change sparked the creation of folk and open-air museums, where the distant past no longer overshadowed human memory. It also ignited a clash between the capital and the provinces, and between the National Museum and the many new local museums.

While this debate continues, today's perspective is different. With Danes visiting cultural-history museums more than ever, the success prompts the ongoing question: where should museums go from here? The outlines of future conflicts may already be visible on the horizon.

Join Thomas Bloch Ravn, director of the open-air museum Den Gamle By, as he guides you through the fascinating history of Danish museums.

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