Museums and galleries in Elsinore

Museums and galleries in Elsinore

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   Danmarks Tekniske Museum

   Technical Museum of Denmark

   Housed in an 8000-m² former iron foundry, within its walls is a large collection of steam engines, cars, airplanes and other inventions with particular emphasis on Danish achievements in science and industry like the 1888 Hammel car which, as far as is known, is the oldest original automobile still running, the world's first typewriter and the world's first electromagnetic sound recorder. In the impressive aviation collection which counts a number of complete historic aeroplanes, is also the plane of Ellehammer, which according to the Danes, were the first to take flight on the continent. Many exhibits can be run or operated by inserting a coin.

   Tue-Sun 10:00-17:00·Summer 65 kr, Winter 50 kr

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   Flynderupgård Museet

   Set in a classic 1830 country house, surrounded by a beautiful rose garden recreated from its 1920s layout. The museum's main building houses permanent exhibits of a grocery store from last century as well as a typical area farmhouse. The fields around the museum are home to a farming operation using tools and animals from the same period, and there is also an exhibit on local fishing in the early 1800s. Best suited for families.

   Tue-Sun 12:00-16:00·20 kr, children below 18 free

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   Handels og Søfartsmuseet

   The Danish Maritime Museum, M/S Maritime Museum

   It's all about Danish maritime history since the renaissance, told by photographs, models and exhibits on everything from the Danish colonies in India, Africa and West Indies over naval battles and the east Asia trade to recent history.

   Sep–Jun: Tue–Sun 11:00-17:00; Jul Aug: daily 11:00-18:00·120 kr; free for children under 18, students under 26, and Copenhagen Card holders

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   Helsingør Bymuseum

   City museum

   Housed in a building nearly 500 years old, parts of it built by the Carmelite monks, this museum has exhibits relating partly to the early history of the house as a hospital and a lavish renaissance manor extraordinarily turning later into the city's poorhouse. The rest of the house portrays the history of the city, and the museum's piece de resistance is an amazingly accurate 1:300 scale model of Elsinore in 1801.

   Tue-Fri Sun 12:00-16:00; Sat 10:00-14:00·Adults 20 kr

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   Helsingør Værftsmuseum

   Shipyard Museum

   In the old shipyard administration offices a group of passionate previous employees together with the city council have set up an exhibition on shipbuilding in the city including collections on the craft in general.

   Sun-Mon 14:00-18:00, Tue-Thu 10:00-14:00·Free

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   Kronborg Gallerierne

   The Kronborg Galleries

   Since the last soldier left Kronborg in the early 1990s, life has been breathed back into the lovely centuries-old yellow garrison buildings with extensive renovations and allowing an increasing number of artists to set up a small creative colony within the castle, with galleries selling and displaying various forms of art and industrial design - from paintings and photography to ceramics, textiles and glass works.

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   Kulturværftet

   The Culture Yard

   The newest addition to the city's cultural life is an interesting modern architectural piece fitted into the old shipyard overlooking the castle. The house features two stages for the local theater and frequent concerts, an exhibition space for changing displays of contemporary art and photography, the city's main library with a small English section, internet access and various events held regularly.

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   Toldkammeret

   Cultural venue in the old customs office building from 1891. It's the city's main venue for mainstream music concerts while live jazz is also a fairly regular occurrence. Also has an exhibition space and gallery for modern art and a cafe.

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   Kronborg Castle

   Kronborg 2 C

   October - March: Tue - Sun 11:00 - 16:00, closed on Mondays; April -September: every day 10:00 - 17:00·Adult 95 kr (winter) / 145 kr (summer);students with ID: 85 kr (winter) / 135 kr (summer). Children free of charge. 25% discount with a same-day ticket to the M/S Maritime Museum of Denmark

Listings from the Wikivoyage guide to Elsinore (CC BY-SA 4.0).