Moesgaard Museum
Cultural history museum, archaeological museum in Beder , Denmark / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography. It is located in Beder, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark.[1]
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Established | 1970 |
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Location | Moesgård Allé 15, 8330 Beder Denmark |
Type | Cultural history museum, archaeological museum |
Director | Mads Kähler Holst |
Owner | Aarhus University |
Website | Moesgaard Museum |
MOMU cooperates with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology and Anthropology at Aarhus University. The main part of the museum's archaeological collection is of Danish origin. In addition, the Ethnographical Collections contain almost 50,000 artifacts from all over the world. They are used both for research and exhibitions. The collection also contains photographic material, films and sound recordings. The museum's exhibitions presents several unrivaled archaeological findings from Denmark's ancient past, among others the Grauballe Man, the world's best preserved bog body and the large ritual weapon caches from Illerup Ådal, testifying the power struggles and warfare of the Iron Age. The collection also contains seven local rune stones. Temporary exhibitions at the museum also display examples of the world's cultural heritage.[2]