The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality (Danish: Museerne i Brønderslev Kommune) is the

umbrella organization An umbrella organization is an association of (often related, industry-specific) institutions who work together formally to coordinate activities and/or pool resources. In business, political, and other environments, it provides resources and iden ...

for three State-recognized museums in the Municipality of Brønderslev in

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

. The three museums are:

Try Museum

Try Museum is located at

Dronninglund Dronninglund is a town with a population of 3,688 (1 January 2025)Jørgen Nørgård, who left it when he died in 1927. The principal of Try højskole Frode Fogt and a former student named P. Christensen was the main force behind the creation of the museum, and P. Christensen became the first manager. A

half-timbered house Timber framing () and "post-and-beam" construction are traditional methods of building with heavy timbers, creating structures using squared-off and carefully fitted and joined timbers with joints secured by large wooden pegs. If the struct ...

inspired by a former clock-and-watchmakers house from Ørsø was erected and used for displaying the collections of antiquities, domestic utensils, various weapons, etc.. Nowadays, the old farmhouse of 'Lille Knudsgård' with associated stables and the old

watermill A watermill or water mill is a mill that uses hydropower. It is a structure that uses a water wheel or water turbine to drive a mechanical process such as mill (grinding), milling (grinding), rolling, or hammering. Such processes are needed in ...

of Østermølle (from the 1500s) near

Dronninglund Castle Dronninglund Castle (Danish: Dronninglund Slot) is a former royal residence located in the town of Dronninglund in the northern part of the Jutland Peninsula, Denmark. History The castle's history goes back to the 12th century, when it was the Ben ...

, is also a part of Try Museum. The museum is concentrating on displaying the cultural history and daily life of the common rural farmers in the region.

Dorf Møllegård

Dorf Møllegård (English: ''Dorf Mill-farm'') is located at the small village of Dorf, roughly 8 km north of

Dronninglund Dronninglund is a town with a population of 3,688 (1 January 2025)hunting Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...

and

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in the region of

Vendsyssel Vendsyssel () is the northernmost traditional district of Denmark and of Jutland. Being divided from mainland Jutland by the Limfjord, it is technically a part of the North Jutlandic Island which also comprises the areas Hanherred and Thy. Vendsy ...

. The museum is situated in an old mill-farm with its associated

windmill A windmill is a machine operated by the force of wind acting on vanes or sails to mill grain (gristmills), pump water, generate electricity, or drive other machinery. Windmills were used throughout the high medieval and early modern period ...

from the 1800s and a

from the 1600s. the Mill-farm was in operation until 1952 and is one of the only preserved mill-farms in Denmark. The first floor of the residence quarters a toy- and

puppet theatre Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance that involves the manipulation of puppets – inanimate objects, often resembling some type of human or animal figure, that are animated or manipulated by a human called a puppeteer. Such a performan ...

museum. Puppet theatre became popular in the 1700s in Denmark and the beginning of the 1800s saw the introduction of toy- theatres. A nature-path is laid out in the immediate surroundings of Dorf Møllegård and the whole area have been protected by law.

Vildmosemuseet

Vildmosemuseet from 1984, is situated in the town of

Brønderslev Brønderslev is a city in Denmark with a population of 12,946 (1 January 2025). The city is the largest urban area in Brønderslev Municipality and is the municipal seat. It is the fourth largest city of Vendsyssel within the North Jutland Region ...

and resides in the old abandoned farmhouse of 'Paukjærgård'. The museum is concentrating on the cultural history of the local region and the bog of

Store Vildmose Store Vildmose (lit.: Large Wild-bog) is bogland located in northern Jutland, Vendsyssel, about 20 km north-west of Aalborg. It is the remnant of an extensive raised peat bog, in large part drained by constructed canals in the early 20th cent ...

in particular. It joined The Museums in Brønderslev Municipality in 2012.

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