Bornholm Museum is a cultural history museum located in

Rønne Rønne ( sv, Rönne) is the largest town on the Danish island of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea. It has a population of 13,807 (1 January 2022). It was a municipality in its own right from 1970 until 2002, when Bornholm was a county (Danish: ''Bornh ...

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. The museum collects, preserves, researches, and exhibits artifacts in order to raise awareness of Bornholm's cultural heritage.

History

The museum's association was first founded in 1893. The museum provides a historic view of Rønne and the island of

Bornholm Bornholm () is a Danish island in the Baltic Sea, to the east of the rest of Denmark, south of Sweden, northeast of Germany and north of Poland. Strategically located, Bornholm has been fought over for centuries. It has usually been ruled by ...

, from the

Paleolithic The Paleolithic or Palaeolithic (), also called the Old Stone Age (from Greek: παλαιός '' palaios'', "old" and λίθος ''lithos'', "stone"), is a period in human prehistory that is distinguished by the original development of stone too ...

era to the modern age, including the history of occupied Bornholm during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the World War II by country, vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great power ...

. The museum also houses a number of

Nordic Bronze Age The Nordic Bronze Age (also Northern Bronze Age, or Scandinavian Bronze Age) is a period of Scandinavian prehistory from c. 2000/1750–500 BC. The Nordic Bronze Age culture emerged about 1750 BC as a continuation of the Battle Axe culture (th ...

and

Iron Age The Iron Age is the final epoch of the three-age division of the prehistory and protohistory of humanity. It was preceded by the Stone Age ( Paleolithic, Mesolithic, Neolithic) and the Bronze Age ( Chalcolithic). The concept has been mostly ...

artifacts relating to the island conducing.

Notable sites

* Erichsens Gård - house known for its association with notable visitors including painter

Kristian Zahrtmann Peder Henrik Kristian Zahrtmann, known as Kristian Zahrtmann, (31 March 1843 – 22 June 1917) was a Danish painter. He was a part of the Danish artistic generation in the late 19th century, along with Peder Severin Krøyer and Theodor Esbern Phi ...

and poet Holger Drachmann, who married the daughter of the house: Vilhelmine Erichsen (1852–1935). * Hjorths Fabrik - terracotta factory founded by Lauritz Adolph Hjorth (1834-1912) in 1859 and in operation until 1993. * Melstedgård- an agricultural museum south of Gudhjem. The property consists of an operating farm built in 1801 with farmhouse, stables and horse-drawn carriage rides. *Kastellet - 17th-century citadel which now houses the Bornholm Defense Museum.

Gallery

Erichsens Gard.JPG, Erichsens Gård - house known for its association with painter

and poet Holger Drachmann, Melsted, Bornholm (2012-07-12), by Klugschnacker in Wikipedia (1).JPG, Melstedgård - agricultural museum south of Gudhjem Hjorth Bornholmsk Stentøj.jpg, Hjorts Fabrik- former terracotta factory Rotunda wojskowa - panoramio.jpg, Kastellet - houses the Bornholm Defense Museum

References

External links

Bornholm Museum Official site
Museums in Bornholm Archaeological museums in Denmark History museums in Denmark Viking Age museums Rønne {{denmark-museum-stub