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Free guided tours in the summer
Every Thursday in June, July and August
We would like to invite you to free guided tours of the Danish Jewish Museum every Thursday from 11 am to 12 pm during the summer months.
On these tours you will gain an in-depth insight into 400 years of Danish Jewish history as well as an understanding of the thoughts behind the museum's spectacular architecture.
The tour lasts approximately one hour, and we will take you through our permanent exhibition "The Gateway to Denmark" and our special exhibition "Flight and Persecution in the 20th Century".
Registration is not necessary, so you just show up at the museum shop on the day, where you can buy your entrance ticket.
Have a great summer! See you later!
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Try a course
At the Danish Jewish Museum, we are in the process of developing and rethinking our teaching. That's why we invite after-school classes to visit us and try out new teaching methods with us, completely free of charge.
During the visit, bodily and sensory encounters with the museum's distinctive architecture form the starting point for the students' exploration of the museum's exhibitions.
The students examine objects that tell about Danish Jewish 400-year history and relate to current issues.
We promise it will be a different experience and with plenty of room for reflection and curiosity about history.
We develop our teaching in collaboration with the school service. You book a course by writing to info@jewmus.dk
Danish Jewish history in a bottle
With two new beers, the museum helps to convey the story of one of the great Danish business, food and cultural histories.
Danish Jewish history is also a history of beer. In 1873, Philip W. Heyman founded Tuborgs Fabrikker together with financier CF Tietgen and other investors. The aim was to produce beer for overseas markets. It didn't work out that way at first, when the success was bottled lager beer for the Danish market. Heyman took over management in 1880, and from there the company grew. It became a central and important part of Danish industrial, business, food and cultural history.
We have stuffed the story on the label and bottle of our two new beers; Philip W. Heyman (1837-1893) and Hanne Emilie Heyman (born Adler, 1839-1917), who continued the family business after Philip's death in 1893.
The two beers are a Belgian dubbel and a New England IPA from Ørbæk Bryggeri in 33 cl. bottles. You can buy them individually (35 kr.) or as a real pair (55 kr.). They are organic – and of course they are kosher.
Listen and become wiser!
Four powerful podcasts from the Danish Jewish Museum
At the Danish Jewish Museum you can explore Jewish history, culture and identity – told through four different podcast series:
Behind the Glass: Get exclusive access to the museum's most fascinating objects. Museum curators Signe Bergman Larsen and Sara Fredfeldt Stadager take you behind the scenes of the exhibition Flight and persecution in the 20th century.
Beyond the Nazis' reach: Hear the dramatic and complex story of how Bulgaria's Jews escaped the Holocaust – and what happened in the occupied territories. Told by historian Simon Kratholm Ankjærgaard in three powerful episodes.
Something to talk about: Personal stories, historical insights and conversations with experts focus on Danish Jewish life – in both a Danish and international context. A podcast full of reflection and new perspectives.
Jewish Mysteries from Danish History: Journalist Bent Blüdnikow and former Chief Rabbi Bent Lexner delve into the archives and uncover forgotten and surprising stories.
You can listen to all of our podcasts right where you usually find your podcasts.