Museum
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
Aarhus, Denmark
A major art museum topped by a rainbow-coloured circular walkway with panoramic views across the city.
City · Denmark · Central Denmark
Aarhus
Denmark's second city on the Jutland coast: a lively student town with great museums, a harbourfront and an old-town open-air museum.
about 5 h
For storytellers
Why Aarhus matters
Aarhus is young, creative and easy to walk. Students fill the cafés of the Latin Quarter, the old harbour has been turned into a place for food and swimming, and the art museum wears a rainbow on its roof. A short ride away is a museum that tells the story of Denmark's prehistory, and in the middle of town an entire old Danish town has been rebuilt street by street. It is a good counterpart to Copenhagen if you want something more relaxed, still with real cultural weight.
Talking points
- A rainbow-coloured circular walkway crowns the ARoS art museum.
- Den Gamle By recreates Danish town life through the centuries.
- It was a European Capital of Culture in 2017.
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Neighbourhood
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Church, mosque or temple
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Also nearby
Within about 40 km, closest first.