“It's like a time capsule when you step into one of the authentic rooms, as it feels as if the last people have just left the place because everything is intact from the time of the poorhouse” -Jeppe, Museum Curator
The best preserved poorhouse in the Nordic countries
Hotel Svendborg visited the Danish Welfare Museum to gain an insight into the best-preserved almshouse in the Nordic region.. Jeppe, Museum Director, showed us around the museum, which was built in 1872 and operated until 1974. You literally step into a part of history when you arrive at the museum, as everything from buildings, farm environment and furnishings, etc. have been preserved and remain intact from the time of the poorhouse.
The museum has selected special exhibitions
Guided tour of the Danish Welfare Museum
It is possible to book a guided tour, where you will be taken through the original workhouse from 1872. Here, the guides will tell you about each building and room, which therefore tells its own harsh story. You will visit, among other things, the spartan dormitories, workrooms and isolation cells, which were part of life for the many men, women and children who lived under the workhouse's strict rules.
See more in the video here, where museum curator Jeppe shows us around the poorhouse and gives an insight into what to expect when visiting the best-preserved poorhouse in the Nordic region. Watch video