Denmark: History and Culture news

The Fyrkat fortress is currently under construction, that will improve the approach to the fortress. This fortress of the Viking Age was opened for more than 50 years ago, and this is very popular place for visitors.

In Moesgaard Museum of Prehistory (Aarhus) a new building is being constructed. It will open to visitors from 1 June 2014. For this reason the Museum plans to close all current exhibitions on 1 October 2012.

There is  a prejudice that artists, people though creative, are not accustomed to discipline. They would just grab something from the public treasury and spend it on implementing their more or less understandable ideas. There is another prejudice, according to which private  culture  funding  should be avoided. This is because culture will then depend on fundings and artistic freedom will be out of the question.

Most of the municipalities (kommuner) of Denmark are going to make cuts to libraries again, which will influence the employees, books procurement, and opening hours.

Even more interesting, captivating, and informative exhibitions at the museums of Vejle Municipality (kommune). This is what Vejle citizens can expect if the politicians accept the proposal to unite Vejle Museum (Vejleegnens Museer), Vejle Museum of Art (Kunstmuseet), and Historical workshops in Vingsted (Historiske Værksted i Vingsted) under one administration.

Dear friends! In spite of minor breaks, Dansk.ru project has nearly fully got back to its normal news release schedule. Thus, 14 news blocks were published in October. In November there is going to be released 20 blocks minimum. As of today we get back to placing new materials on the site daily on weekdays.

Even more immigrants and sexual minorities should visit Danish museums; not only as visitors but also as organizers of their own exhibitions. This is the opinion of Uffe Elbaek, the new Culture Minister.

Number of Danes aged 18 to 37 seeking psychological treatment for depression increased four times in 2010 compared to 2009, Danish newspaper “Berlingske” writes.

Louisiana was the first Scandinavian museum to let people enjoy art on weekdays, four evenings a week. That was a farsighted concept.