Grants for new projects

The Danish Jewish Museum has just been granted 5,4 million kroner together with a number of partners for a series of projects within the framework of the inter-ministerial action plan to combat anti-Semitism.

"Knowledge and information are one of the most important safeguards against anti-Semitism. It is incredibly important, and there is a great need for it. The grants make it possible for the museum to continue its collaboration with a number of good colleagues and partners across the country in the coming years to convey the story of Jewish life in Denmark as part of Danish history." says CEO Janus Møller Jensen.

The projects will partly develop new initiatives and partly build on existing initiatives in the coming three years 2026-28. Three of the projects are the museum's own and build on previous initiatives to disseminate information about Jewish burial grounds throughout the country and new educational initiatives for both primary and secondary schools.

In addition, in the coming years, the museum will, in collaboration with the Cold War Museum Langelandsfortet, develop a project about the Polish refugees who came to the country around 1970, and Museum Nordsjælland on a new special exhibition about 'October 1943' in Gilleleje.

In fact, since 2022, the museum has initiated a number of projects that are intended to provide information about Jewish life and history via the 2022-2025 pool funds. 

 “The funds have made it possible to launch a number of initiatives that have helped to focus on Danish Jewish history, not just at the physical museum in Copenhagen, but throughout the country. Knowledge and information are a crucial safeguard against prejudice and anti-Semitism. It is truly gratifying that we can now seriously translate initiatives that have been launched into lasting resources, and not least to cultivate new projects and collaborations in the coming years. It is precisely the efforts across the country with a number of partners in a number of different cities across the country that are helping to seriously integrate the history of Jewish life throughout the country as part of Danish history and thus for the debate about the view of minorities in the present day in general.” - Janus Møller Jensen, director of the Danish Jewish Museum

You can read more about the projects in the press release here.