Magasin du Nord Museum — Attraction in Copenhagen Municipality

It is only a one room Museum, but very interesting, free and worth a visit… Here you can experience 150 years history of the department store Magasin, which was established in Århus in 1868 by Theodor Wessel and Emil Vett. They created a unique business concept with textiles and furniture factory in Østerbro and branches all over the country. Through the 20th century the Magasin developed into a customer magnet with fashion shows, house orchestra, tearoom and orient exhibition. Wessel and Vett took care of their employees, as they built old people´s home, holiday homes and offered language courses. I was guided around by the museums host, who was one of the former employees and could tell anecdotes about her time in the department store. Don´t forget to have a look at the small attic room on the 3rd floor of Magasin, where the Danish storyteller H.C.Andersen (1805-1875) lived...

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Et lille hyggeligt museum om Magasin og forretningens historie. Vi blev budt velkommen af en ældre dame, som kunne fortælle Magasins historie, aldrig har jeg oplevet en så spændende historie fortalt på en sådan levende måde. Så meget historie i det lille rum...