Esbjerg Museum

Esbjerg Museum inside the centre of Esbjerg in southwest Jutland, Denmark, opened in 1941 with everlasting collections overlaying the history of the metropolis and the encompassing vicinity. It consists of shows from the Iron Age and the Viking Period in addition to a massive amber exhibition. Designed by way of the architects Christian Hjerrild Clausen 1866-1941 and Harald Peters 1891-1951, the purple-brick building was finished in 1926 and served first of all as a library. It is referred to for its characteristic mansard roof. In February 2014, Aart Architects won a competition for the expansion of the museum.

The museum has three principal everlasting exhibitions: the antiquity phase imparting nearby unearths and reconstructions overlaying the Iron Age and the Viking Period; the amber exhibition with masses of items tracing the long records of amber at the west coast of Jutland; and the metropolis department documents tendencies from the beginning of the 20 th century with a shop, a rectangular and a harbour scene. The museum additionally runs the historic Esbjerg Water Tower.