Denmark's Den Gamle By (National Open-Air Museum of Urban History and Culture) is celebrating after winning the coveted European Museum of the Year Award. The Aarhus based arts centre collected the title on Saturday night at the EMYA award's ceremony in Bilbao, Spain.
Presenting the prize, EMYA's co-chair and jury member Daniëlle Kuijten described Den Gamle By as "a pioneering institution that brings together historical and contemporary urban environments to address urgent contemporary questions, including migration, sustainability and social justice."
Den Gamle By is an open-air museum of urban history that was created "by (ordinary) people about (ordinary) people". The cultural institution, located in Denmark's second-largest city, invites the public to explore 400 years of history through its interactive and immersive exhibitions.
Currently, four exhibitions allow visitors to travel through time from 1600 to 2014 and pet horses, see colourful ads, meet the nuclear family or visit SAS's ticketing office, all in the same place.
The museum's aim is to educate the community on different pressing topics, such as sustainability, equality and empowerment.
