Kulturhistorisk Museum Randers description and photos - Denmark: Randers (Topic)

Cultural History Museum (Kulturhistorisk Museum Randers) description and photos - Denmark: Randers. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Kulturhistorisk Museum Randers.

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The Cultural History Museum is located in the Old Town of Randers, 400 meters from St. Morten's Cathedral. Now this museum has a different name - the Museum of East Jutland. It is dedicated to the history of this region, starting from ancient times.

The Randers Cultural History Museum is one of the oldest Danish museums, it was founded in 1872. It is a fairly large scientific center with several branches located in the neighboring cities of eastern Jutland. The museum also sponsors various archaeological excavations on the territory of the city of Randers itself and its surroundings. By the way, visitors are also invited to participate in this process.

Archaeological finds are on display in a separate room. The oldest exhibit, a deer bone, is more than 125 thousand years old. Basically, here are presented objects of culture and everyday life, made during the Middle Ages and the Early Renaissance - until about 1536. Especially worth noting are the runestones and gravestones that have survived from the Viking rule. More modern decor items are presented in a different room, and among them is an exhibition dedicated to the history of Danish costume, starting from 1730.

The museum also includes the city archive and library, which provide a variety of ancient documents for study , including maps of Denmark itself, the layout of its major cities, retro photographs and even entries from church books from 1787 to 1880.

The museum also has a center for the restoration of antiques and antiques.

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