Møntergården is the cultural

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, Denmark. It is located at Overgade 48 in a courtyard of

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s in the

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style.

History

The building was built on a farm owned by the nobleman Falk Gøye (1602–1653). Dating to 1646, the two storey building's exterior features carved rosettes. For several years, various noble families lived on the farm. In the middle of the 18th century the farm was transformed into a grocery store and a storage room. In 1860, the lower floor of the front porch was furnished for shops and several families moved into apartments above. In 1930, Odense Municipality bought the building to preserve it. At that time the lower floor was reconstructed and the buildings came to resemble themselves in the 1646 version. In 1941, Møntergården opened its doors as a museum for the first time. From 2010 to 2013, a major expansion occurred with funding from the foundation A.P. Møller og Hustru Chastine Mc-Kinney Møllers Fond. The museum has exhibits on

Funen Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsyssel-Thy. It is the 165th-largest island in the world. It is located in the central part of the country and has a population of 469,947 as o ...

's ancient history, as well as Odense in the

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and the period of the

. Among the displays is the

Koelbjerg Man The Koelbjerg Man, formerly known as Koelbjerg Woman, is the oldest known bog body and also the oldest set of human bones found in Denmark,Museum OdenseDen ældste dansker er en mand.Retrieved 3 April 2017. dated to the time of the Maglemosian ...

(''Koelbjergmanden''), who lived around 8000 BC and are the oldest human remains known from Denmark.

References

External links

Møntergården Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Montegaarden Museums in Odense Buildings and structures completed in 1646 Local museums in Denmark 1646 establishments in Denmark