The Open Air Museum — Attraction in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality

Great great place - this is not an inside traditionel museum, it is a huge outside area with old danish villages, with houses and farmes dating back to 16th century (as I remember) The houses are moved stone by stone to from it's actual place to this location and are decorated inside as it was back then. Very very nice, it's like stepping far back in time and actually be there. It is interesting to walk inside the farms and imagine how people lived. Where the family members were sleeping and where they were cooking, what tools they used etc. It is a lot of walking because the area are large, but really nice. There is an option to go on a horse wagon tour around the area, however not guided with talk, just looking. I do however wish that there as an app developed for the phone that would detect the nearby house and show or tell extensive description about the house, time and household. Similarly to the way it works i The Blue Planet. I often feel I lack more extensive information about the house, where it was located, how they lived and the social status and what kind of work they typically could have. Ex. some farms seems very luxurious for the current time and/or was selling bread and animals from the place, but...

The Open Air Museum in Denmark, known as "Frilandsmuseet," is one of the world's oldest and largest open-air museums. Located just outside Copenhagen in Lyngby, it is part of the National Museum of Denmark. The museum spans over 86 acres and features more than 50 historic buildings, including farms, mills, houses, and workshops, representing different regions and time periods in Danish history, from the 17th to the 19th century.

Visitors to Frilandsmuseet can explore the rural life of Denmark in past centuries. The buildings are original structures that have been relocated to the museum, and they are furnished and decorated to reflect the period they represent. The museum also features gardens, livestock, and demonstrations of traditional crafts and farming techniques.

Throughout the year, the museum hosts various events, such as reenactments, markets, and seasonal celebrations, offering visitors a chance to experience Danish history and culture in an interactive and immersive way.

Frilandsmuseet is open from spring through fall, with special events during the holiday season. It is a popular destination for both locals and tourists interested in history, architecture, and traditional...

There are themed programs during summer holiday so the museum is busier than usual during our visit but the area is big so it's not so much of a problem (during corona time). We ate our lunch at one of the many picnic tables, watched a couple of shows, played at the play areas, bought ice cream and coffee from century old "convenient store", had a taste of butter cookies from 1910 farm house's kitchen lady (volunteers dressed in old days attire), fed goat, saw happy piglets and their mother roaming in a field, tasted sour unripened apple & blackberry, and visited many different buildings from different era. For parents with small children, a pull trolley (can be rented at the museum) is really useful for those little tired legs. Food and drink at the museum is somewhat cheaper compare to other attractions in Copenhagen, support the museum if you can. Culture, history, plenty of areas for the kids to roam around in nature, and we visited on a good weather day, it can...