Kystmuseet Skagen (Skagen Town and Regional Museum)
Kystmuseet Skagen
An open-air museum of fishing folk life, with reconstructed fishermen's cottages, a rescue station and fishing gear, telling the story of life in Skagen's fishing village.
Kystmuseet Skagen (formerly the Skagen Town and Regional Museum) is an open-air museum that showcases the lives of 19th-century Skagen fishermen. It features fishermen's homes of varying wealth, net-drying grounds, lifeboat stations, windmills and fishing gear, along with the history of shipwrecks and rescues on the North Sea. The indoor galleries tell the story of how Skagen grew from a small fishing village into a centre of art and holiday resorts. It is quiet and uncrowded, and a good place to understand the real lives of the fishermen depicted in the paintings. It is southwest of the town centre, about a 10-minute walk from the harbour.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 10:00–16:00; shorter hours in other seasons
Nearby sights
- Drachmanns Hus
- Skagen Town Centre
- Skagen Harbour
- Skagens Museum
- Michael & Anna Ancher's House
- The Buried Church (Den Tilsandede Kirke)
- Brøndums Hotel
- Skagen Odde Nature Centre