Bornholm Museum

Bornholm Museum is a cultural history museum located in Rønne, Denmark. The museum collects, preserves, researches, and exhibits artifacts in order to raise awareness of Bornholm's cultural heritage.

Bornholm Museum in Rønne

History

The museum's association was first founded in 1893. The museum provides a historic view of Rønne and the island of Bornholm, from the Paleolithic era to the modern age, including the history of occupied Bornholm during World War II. The museum also houses a number of Nordic Bronze Age and Iron Age artifacts relating to the island conducing.[1]

Notable sites
  • Hjorths Fabrik - terracotta factory founded by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth (1834-1912) in 1859 and in operation until 1993.[5]
  • Melstedgård- an agricultural museum south of Gudhjem. The property consists of an operating farm built in 1801 with farmhouse, stables and horse-drawn carriage rides.[6]
  • Kastellet - 17th-century citadel which now houses the Bornholm Defense Museum.[7]
  • Erichsens Gård - house known for its association with painter Kristian Zahrtmann and poet Holger Drachmann,
  • Melstedgård - agricultural museum south of Gudhjem
  • Hjorts Fabrik- former terracotta factory
  • Kastellet - houses the Bornholm Defense Museum

References
  1. "Bornholms Museum". bornholm.info. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  2. "Et fornemt Zahrtmann maleri til Erichsens Gård". Bornholms Museum. Archived from the original on December 24, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  3. "Vilhelmine Charlotte Erichsen". gittejonassen.dk. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  4. "Holger Drachmann". Skagens Kunstmuseer. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  5. "Historien om Hjorths Fabrik". Bornholms Museum. Archived from the original on November 20, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
  6. "Melstedgård Agricultural Museum". Destination Bornholm. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
  7. "Bornholms Forsvarsmuseum". lonelyplanet.com. Retrieved September 1, 2019.



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