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Feel the Presence of History in Odense

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Odense is one of Denmark's oldest cities and you can feel the presence of history everywhere. In our museums you can explore the Iron Age, Viking Age, 18th century farm village life, the Cold War and even what everyday life was like for your grand parents at Tidens Samling.

We recommend that you visit our city museum Møntergården and the open air museums The Funen Village and Odin's Odense (18th century and Iron Age / Viking Age respectively). If after that you are still in the mood for a dose of history we have several additional history themed museums - you can find them in the list below.

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen

Attractions

Odense City Museum Møntergaarden

Odense City Museum Møntergaarden

In the heart of Odense's historic district is Møntergården – a cultural oasis comprising lovely courtyards and beautiful buildings from the 16th century to the present day.

The Funen Village - Open Air Museum

The Funen Village - Open Air Museum

The Funen Village focuses on past experiences of living circularly and in closer harmony with nature, and how the past can inspire sustainability in everyday life today. All buildings date from the 18th and 19th centuries and are sourced on Funen. Most are built in half-timbering and with ...

Odin's Odense - Iron Age and Viking Age

Odin's Odense - Iron Age and Viking Age

Welcome to our history - Discover our living past in a village that shows life in the Iron Age and the Viking Age, which lasted from app. 500 BC to about 1100 AD. In Odin's Odense, you can try for yourself what life was like when the Iron Age became a Viking age!

The Danish Railway Museum

The Danish Railway Museum

In the middle of Odense, just beside the railway station, the museum houses an original roundhouse building from 1954. Here you can experience the history of the railway in Denmark up close.

Museum of Everyday Life in the 20th Century

Museum of Everyday Life in the 20th Century

Tidens Samling is an everyday museum of fashion, design and interior decoration in the 20th century. There are two exhibitions, the permanent one and ...

Odense Bunker Museum

Odense Bunker Museum

Would you like to explore a fully intact 450 m2 nuclear bunker from the 1950s?This bunker has been restored to pristine condition and includes a maj...

Kramboden (The old Store)

Kramboden (The old Store)

Kramboden is situated in a listed merchants house from the 16th century. Now as before this museum shop is a real shop with a good range of antiques, ...

The Funen Military History Museum

The Funen Military History Museum

At the Funen Military History Museum, you can dive into the Funen war history, the history of the Funen soldiers, the Funen resistance movement and th...

The History of Odense

Saint Canute and Albani

Raids, religion and regicide

– the story of the last Danish Viking king is quite the tale

The Odense Cathedral as seen from the park

The 5 most interesting churches in Odense

Odense Cathedral is known as one of the best examples of Gothic architecture in Denmark

Carriage ride at The Funen Village

Top attractions in Odense for history geeks

Do you love history? Getting to know how a city developed into what it is today?

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