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porary ways. Alongside the usual booty of nautical instruments, sea charts and wartime
objects, exhibitions explore themes as varied as the representation of sailors in popular
culture, trade and exploitation in Denmark's overseas colonies, and the globe-crossing
journeys of modern shipping containers.
Interactive displays will have you inking a sailor's tattoo, testing your navigational
skills, and even running your own trade company. The museum also houses a contempor-
ary cafe and a fantastic gift shop where maritime-themed gifts mix it with Danish design
and fashion pieces.
Sankt Mariæ Kirke & Karmeliterklostret
CHURCH, CLOISTER
Slip into this medieval church for some rather eclectic 15th-century frescoes, in which
frogs, foxes, bulls and rams spring from bizarre-looking faces, and where pipers and lute
players burst from giant flowers. Other highlights include an ornate rococo gallery and a
17th-century organ, the latter played by Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), a baroque
composer who greatly influenced Bach; the frequent organ concerts are attended by afi-
cionados. Sankt Mariæ Kirke is attached to one of Scandinavia's best-preserved medieval
monasteries, Karmeliterklostret.
It's believed that Christian II's mistress, Dyveke (c 1490-1517), is buried here.
Sankt Olai Domkirke
CATHEDRAL
Surrounded by lime trees, handsome, red-brick Sankt Olai Domkirke is a Gothic cathedral
built in 1559. Eclectic features include an over-the-top white-and-gold altarpiece (one of
Denmark's largest at 12m high), an ominous black stone slab where the names of wrong-
doers were written, and, wedged in an archway, an English cannonball fired en route to the
Battle of Copenhagen (1801).
Helsingør Bymuseum
MUSEUM
noon-4pm Tue-Fri & Sun, 10am-2pm Sat)
