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Denmark is today a model for equality, but this hasn't always been the case. In a fresh, en-
gaging exhibition inside the old town hall, the Women's Museum charts women's lives in
Denmark and their hard-won achievements. It's inspiring stuff, but it's not just one for the
ladies - families will love the hands-on kids' exhibits in the 'History of Childhood' sec-
tion. There's also a pretty cafe here.
Besættelsesmuseet
MUSEUM
free; 11am-4pm Tue-Sun Jun-Aug, 11am-4pm Tue, Sat & Sun Sep-May)
For those interested in the German Occupation of Denmark during WWII, the small Occu-
pation Museum is inside the building that the Germans once used to interrogate and house
prisoners (entrance is just behind Kvindemuseet). It has well-presented displays of military
equipment, Nazi and Danish propaganda, and insights into everyday life during the war.
Labels are in Danish - ask for the explanatory guide in English.
Vikingemuseet
MUSEUM
There's more than the expected vaults in the basement of Nordea bank, a stone's throw
from the cathedral. In the mid-1960s this site was excavated and artefacts from the Viking
era were unearthed. Concise exhibits include a skeleton, a reconstructed pithouse,
1000-year-old carpentry tools and pottery.
Aarhus Rådhus
ARCHITECTURE
Aarhus' controversial town hall was designed by renowned architect Arne Jacobsen, a pi-
oneer of Danish modernism, and completed in 1942. It's clad in Norwegian marble and
has a distinctive grey appearance. Jacobsen also designed many of the interiors (along with
Verner Panton) - for design buffs, it's worth a look inside.
Marselisborg
OUTDOORS
A green belt begins 2km south of the centre and runs nearly 10km south, hugging the coast
- it's a great place for hiking and cycling. The northern end is known as Marselisborg, the
