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The old quarter is filled with small colourful houses that create a charming atmosphere and a beautiful backdrop for the Hans Christian Andersen Christmas Market. The quarter is the best preserved older part of Odense and is centered around Sortebrødre Torv (Blackfriars Square), colloquially known as Market Square. Today the quarter consists of the same buildings as in the day of Hans Christian Andersen and they give a unique perspective on what city life in the 1800s was like.
The famous poet grew up in the familiar yellow house situated centrally in Odense which today houses his museum. Today the quarter appears beautiful and idyllic but in Hans Christian Andersen's day it was characterised by poverty and dirty gutters.
Today the quarter is Odense's largest tourist attraction and houses, apart from the Hans Christian Andersen Museum, the children's cultural house, The Tinderbox, Odense Concerthall, Odense City Museum Moentergaarden and The Carl Nielsen Museum. |
Hans Christian Andersen House | In the Hans Christian Andersen House you can visit the exhibitions on the poet's fantastic life and works and admire the beautifully decorated Christmas tree with ornaments like Andersen made them himself.
Hans Christian Andersen was very taken with the, for his day, relatively new Christmas tree and from his diary you can tell that he helped decorate many. During December you can see a Christmas tree decorated as it would have been in Hans Christian Andersen's days.
The tree will also be decorated with fish net, flags, stars and gifts. In the 1800s gifts were hung on the tree instead of being placed under it as today.
You can also see Queen Margrethe’s latest works: découpages and costumes created for the latest film version of the fairytale “The Wild Swans”. Read more here
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Artists come from all over the world to print their original art in The Funen Graphics Workshop. In the shop it is possible to make a Christmas bargain as original art is sold at affordable prices. We have port folios for you to explore, graphic art on the walls and framed art ready for you to take home.
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Children's Cultural House - The Tinderbox |
The Tinderbox is a cultural activity for children of all ages. Through theatre, story telling, crafts and music the Tinderbox invites you to travel through the fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.
On 28th - 29th November and 5th - 6th December the Tinderbox host a candle light extravaganza from 4 pm. to 6 pm. The little boats for the tea lights can be bought at the Tinderbox.
Here you can also meet the story teller on Christmas market days. Every day at 11 am, 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm and 3 pm you can listen to a short Christmas story in Lotze's Garden.
Read more about the Tinderbox here | Back to HomeBack to Christmas Market 2009
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