‘Europe’s finest museum’ has just been named and it’s only 2 hours from UK

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Plus, with Aarhus being a stone’s throw from the UK, not to mention a steal — on Tuesday, June 30, Ryanair is flying from London Stansted for £17 — there’s no excuse not to visit.

Let’s take a deep dive into this fascinating space, described as somewhere ‘by ordinary people, for ordinary people.’

A time-travel experience

Metro’s Chris Buswell recently went to Aarhus, and he says if you want to understand Denmark, a trip to Den Gamle By is non-negotiable.

Chris visited the museum back in May and called it a ‘sprawling living historic village’ that recreates Danish town life across the centuries.

Located in the centre of the city, there are four spaces dedicated to distinct eras: 1864, 1927, 1974 and the early 2000s and 2010s.

The first transports you back into a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale.

The Danish author, known for The Little Mermaid, Thumbelina, and The Princess and the Pea, lived during the 1800s.

This area features traditional timber-framed houses, cobbled streets, horse-drawn carriages and actors recreating village life.

The museum encourages you to have a chat with the baker’s wife, the farmhand or the kitchen maid. Or, taste the vanilla biscuits and cakes with recipes that date back to before the 1880s.

Transition into the 20th century, when Aarhus became a modern city with gable advertisements, pavements and telephone cables.

In this era, visit the ironmonger and the bookshop, or ‘purchase’ your first vehicle at the car dealership.

Local life changes dramatically in the 70s. Expect jazz bars, grocery shops and vintage stores.

Described as the ‘heyday of the welfare society,’ and famous for the women’s movement, here you’ll ‘meet the gynaecologist, nuclear family, the commune, the retired couple, the hippie couple and the Greenlandic student.’ 

Finally, experience nostalgia for the contemporary 2000s society by visiting a Blockbuster store.

Then, in 2014, walk through a pedestrian street home to single woman Rikke and the Isager ‘rainbow family,’ a lesbian couple with three children.

How much is the museum?

Adult tickets cost 205 DKK (£23). Kids go free. However, children still need to obtain a ticket before entering.

If you purchase your ticket online, you can skip the queue on arrival.

Students can get discounted tickets at the entrance when presenting their student ID.

Considering the size of the museum and the continuous immersive experience, it’s a steal if you ask us.

What has been said about the museum?

After Den Gamle By’s win, the EMF praised the museum for being ‘a dynamic agent of social change rather than merely a site of nostalgia.’