Aalborg Historical Museum
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Aalborg Historical Museum is a historical and cultural museum
in the city of Aalborg
in Denmark
. The museum was established in 1863.
It has a large collection of clothing and textiles items from the 18th century to the present.
In the 1950s the Museum conducted a series of archaeological excavations at Iron Age and Viking sites in the area, including Lindholm Høje, resulting ultimately in the museum at Lindholm Høje.
Of particular interest is the Aalborgstue display. 'The best preserved middle class Renaissance interior' in Denmark.
In 2004 several organizations banded together to form the North Jutland Historical Museum. The museum system is administered by a 12 member committee made of members from the constituent organizations which make up the museum. These include: the Museum Society of Hadsund, the Museum Society for Hals Kommune, the Aalborg History Association, the North Jutland Association of Archaeology for Jutland, the Historical Community of Himmerland and Kjaer District, and the Cultural Historic Society of North Jutland.
The umbrella organization coordinates research, outreach programs, educational programs, as well as manages the many properties in North Jutland which have been preserved by the various organizations.
The Aalborg Historical Museum has rotating exhibitions from its large collections. It is particularly noted for its fine silver and glass collections.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in the city of Aalborg
Aalborg
-Transport:On the north side of the Limfjord is Nørresundby, which is connected to Aalborg by a road bridge Limfjordsbroen, an iron railway bridge Jernbanebroen over Limfjorden, as well as a motorway tunnel running under the Limfjord Limfjordstunnelen....
in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
. The museum was established in 1863.
History
The Aalborg Historical Museum was organized to explain the history of the city and the surrounding region for the past 1000 years. It was established in 1863 making it one of the earliest provincial museums in Denmark. The present museum was constructed in 1878 and expanded in the early 1890s to house the growing collection of items from the region's earliest inhabitants to modern times.It has a large collection of clothing and textiles items from the 18th century to the present.
In the 1950s the Museum conducted a series of archaeological excavations at Iron Age and Viking sites in the area, including Lindholm Høje, resulting ultimately in the museum at Lindholm Høje.
Of particular interest is the Aalborgstue display. 'The best preserved middle class Renaissance interior' in Denmark.
Recent history
In 1994 and 1995 the museum conducted excavations at the site of the Greyfriars Friary in central Aalborg. The excavations resulted in the creation of the underground Gråbrødre Museum.In 2004 several organizations banded together to form the North Jutland Historical Museum. The museum system is administered by a 12 member committee made of members from the constituent organizations which make up the museum. These include: the Museum Society of Hadsund, the Museum Society for Hals Kommune, the Aalborg History Association, the North Jutland Association of Archaeology for Jutland, the Historical Community of Himmerland and Kjaer District, and the Cultural Historic Society of North Jutland.
The umbrella organization coordinates research, outreach programs, educational programs, as well as manages the many properties in North Jutland which have been preserved by the various organizations.
The Aalborg Historical Museum has rotating exhibitions from its large collections. It is particularly noted for its fine silver and glass collections.