The Old Town
Den Gamle By is an open-air museum within Aarhus’s botanical gardens. Historic buildings relocated from different Danish towns form a reconstructed urban setting within the museum.
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Discover Aarhus
Aarhus stands on Jutland's eastern coast as an important Danish port and university city. The bay frames a centre combining older streets with newer architecture. Its setting differs from island-based Copenhagen.
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Historic centre and cathedral
Older urban life is visible around the cathedral and smaller streets. Den Gamle By provides a separate open-air museum perspective on towns and everyday life across different periods.
A changing waterfront
Parts of the harbour acquired new residential and cultural uses. Modern buildings now share the coastline with older maritime functions. Aarhus therefore combines a historic regional centre with an evolving relationship between the city, harbour and sea.
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KØN – Gender Museum Denmark
Aarhus’s KØN explores Denmark’s cultural history of gender and sexuality. Founded in 1982 as a women’s museum, it occupies the former town hall built in 1857.
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