Højbjerg · Denmark

Moesgaard Museum

An archaeology and ethnography museum in a grass-roofed building south of Aarhus.

Moesgaard Museum Nanda Sluijsmans · CC BY-SA 2.0
Typical visit
3 hours
Setting
Indoor
Region
East Jutland
Last checked
10 Aug 2026

Why visit

Moesgaard Museum gives travellers a concrete way to understand part of East Jutland. An archaeology and ethnography museum in a grass-roofed building south of Aarhus. A visit is built around Prehistoric and Viking exhibitions, Grauballe Man, Grass-roofed architecture. The site has enough substance to justify planned time and is practical to combine with other places around Højbjerg, which makes it useful both for a first visit and for a more balanced Denmark journey.

What you will see

  • Prehistoric and Viking exhibitions.
  • Grauballe Man.
  • Grass-roofed architecture.

History

Its collections grew from archaeological and ethnographic research; the current building opened in the twenty-first century.

Photographs

Nanda Sluijsmans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · full attribution on the image credits page.

Visitor tips

  1. 1

    Access varies across the site; check the official accessibility information for the intended visitor route before travel.

  2. 2

    Check the official source shortly before travel for current access, opening, transport and booking information.

About East Jutland

Aarhus museums and cathedral, Djursland family attractions and the landscapes of Mols Bjerge.

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Combine it with

More to see around Højbjerg