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ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum
The towering, cubist, red-brick walls of this art museum look rather uninspiring from the outside, but inside it's nine floors of sweeping curves, soaring spaces and white walls. Intriguingly, the museum's main theme is Dante's The Divine Comedy ; the entrance is on level 4, and from there you either descend into Hell (on the bottom floor) or climb towards Heaven, which finishes at the rooftop terrace with views of the red rooftops of Århus.
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Besættelsesmuseet
For those interested in the German Occupation of Denmark during WWII, the small Besættelsesmuseet is inside the building that the Germans once used to interrogate and house prisoners (the entrance is just behind Kvindemuseet). It has well-presented displays of military equipment, Nazi and Danish propaganda, and insights into everyday life during the war. Labels are in Danish - be sure to ask for the explanatory guide in English when you enter.
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Den Gamle By
The Danes' limitless enthusiasm for dressing up and recreating history reaches its zenith at Den Gamle By (The Old Town). It's an engaging open-air museum of 75 half-timbered houses brought here from all over Denmark and reconstructed as a provincial town, complete with a functioning bakery and assorted craftspeople practising their trade. There's a real feeling of authenticity here, and activities for visitors throughout the year.
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Kvindemuseet
Denmark is today a model for equality between the sexes, but it hasn't always been the case. In a remarkably fresh and engaging exhibition inside the old town hall, Kvindemuseet charts women's lives in Denmark and their hard-won achievements. It's pretty inspiring stuff, but it's not just one for the chicks - families will also love the hands-on kids' exhibits in the 'History of Childhood' section.
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Moesgård Museum of Prehistory
The Moesgård Museum of Prehistory is home to well-presented history exhibits from the Stone Age to the Viking era But above all else, you should visit Moesgård for the museum's most dramatic exhibit: the 2000-year-old Grauballe Man, or Grauballemanden, whose astonishingly well-preserved body was found in 1952 at the village of Grauballe, 35km west of Århus.
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Naturhistorisk Museum
There are two museums in Universitetsparken, the grounds of Århus University, north of the city centre. Buses to the university include routes 2, 3, 11 and 14. Naturhistorisk Museum delves into the evolution of the Danish landscape since the Ice Age, and has a comprehensive collection of stuffed birds and animals from all corners of the globe.
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Steno Museet
There are two museums in Universitetsparken, the grounds of Århus University, north of the city centre. Buses to the university include routes 2, 3, 11 and 14. Steno Museet showcases the history of science and medicine (more interesting than it sounds), and features a medicinal herb garden and small planetarium.
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Vikingemuseum
There's more than the expected vaults in the basement of Nordea Bank, a stone's throw from the cathedral. In the mid-1960s this site was excavated and impressive artefacts from the Viking era were unearthed. The musty Vikingemuseum is not nearly as slick as others in town, but is charming for its old-school ways.
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