Moesgaard Museum
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The Moesgaard Museum (MoMu) was founded in 1970. It has a rich archaeological collection (Danish Paleolithic to Viking Age ), including mask and rune stones , the bog body of the Grauballemann and the Iron Age hoard from Illerup Ådal .
Initially, the exhibitions were housed in the stately setting of Gut Moesgård , south of Aarhus in Jutland , Denmark . In October 2014, an imposing new building by Henning Larsen Architects with a large, accessible green roof was inaugurated in the immediate vicinity . It provides 16,000 m².
open air museum
On the open spaces around the museum one is open-air museum reconstructed Viking houses ( Viking House of Haithabu , a workshop building from the period of Aarhus, stave church from Hørning ). There are several reconstructions of houses from the Stone Age , the Iron Age and a Viking house from the Schleswig area in the meadow and forest areas between the estate park and the coast .
Ancient path and types of vegetation
The nearby wood was created as an attempt to recreate the changing types of vegetation of historical epochs, from the Ice Age to the present day. On the Oldtidsstien (prehistoric path) one comes u. a. through the oldest Danish forest type of birch , pine, juniper, mountain ash and quivering poplar. The path of the open-air museum leads to a house from the Iron Age and to several Stone Age dolmens (originally near Stigsnæs on Zealand) and ten stone or grave boxes (some from the Bronze Age) that were moved here from the area, as well as to the temple of Tustrup , one ( somewhat speculative) reconstruction of a foundation excavated in 1954 near Tustrup .
Manor park
The avenues, paths and streets in the area are lined with stone walls that are several centuries old and oak , linden or horse chestnut. The manor park is laid out in the manner of a romantic garden. In sharp contrast to the symmetrical and straight lines of the Baroque period, which should above all represent, the romantic garden with its winding paths, huts, burial mounds, ruins and small lakes is perfect for the lonely hiker who can pursue his own thoughts here. Many old and nowadays rare garden trees and bushes grow in the garden, such as the robinia and the yew.
The manor buildings are now used by Aarhus University as the Moesgaard Campus (MOCA). It houses the courses in Anthropology , Archeology , Human Security and Sustainable Heritage Management.
See also
Web links
- Official website (Danish, German, English)
Coordinates: 56 ° 5 '13.4 " N , 10 ° 13' 34.4" E