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WORLD-CLASS
MUSEUMS
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Stand on the top of ARoS Aarhus Art Museum.
Or step back in time in Den Gamle By, an open-air
museum that has been awarded the maximum
three stars by the Michelin Travel Guide and is
listed in the world’s top attractions. A visit to
the newly modernised Moesgaard Museum is
a must. History comes alive with spectacular
scenography and new technology reinterpreting
ancient artefacts and narratives.
EUROPEAN CAPITAL
OF CULTURE
AARHUS 2017
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In 2017, Aarhus will be European Capital of
Culture, one of the most significant cultural
events in Europe. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
is the official patron. Visitors can look forward
to a year of fabulous art and culture, created
by Danish and foreign artists. Using the theme
‘Let’s Rethink’, Aarhus 2017 is creating a cultural
laboratory, where we use art and the power of
creativity to make magical moments, and find
new, sustainable solutions to societal challenges.
REASONS
TO VISIT
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thousands of people create unique, magical
moments, reflections, gather knowledge and
rethink on a grand scale. There are at least 8,000
good reasons to visit Aarhus in 2017.
WWW.VISITDENMARK.CO.UK
WWW.AARHUS2017.DK
TWITTER / @AARHUS2017
INSTAGRAM / AARHUS_2017
#AARHUS2017 #LETSRETHINK
Aarhus 2017 wants you – join the movement!
AARHUS
Through 4 MEGA events, 12 FULL MOON events
and more than 160 projects, we ask the questions:
What if art can change the world? What if we do
something unexpected? What if culture can link us
together in new ways? What if we recreate the city
as a place to live? What if the children are allowed
to decide? Aarhus 2017 is a living organism, where
JULY 2015 / DESIGN: INEO.DK
AARHUS — A CULTURAL
METROPOLIS /
VIKING BOATS IN THE BAY, METRE-HIGH SCULPTURES
I N THE WOODS, ONE OF NORTHERN EUROPE’S
LEADING ARTS MUSEUMS, AARHUS JAZZ FESTIVAL,
AND MICHEL IN -STARRED RESTAURANTS.
AARHUS HAS IT ALL. BEA UT IFUL COUNTRYSIDE AND
COASTLINE, WORLD-CLASS CONTEM PORARY ART
AND AN ARRAY OF FA SCI NATING FESTIVA LS. IT IS
SCANDINAVIA’S MOST STYLISH CITY FOR SHOPPING
AND A FOOD HEAVEN. THERE IS SOMETHING
FOR EVERYONE IN AARHUS. ONE OF THE HAPPIEST
CITIES IN THE WORLD. IN 2017, AARHUS IS
EUROP EAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE.
VIBRANT CITY
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Aarhus has the youngest population and highest
concentration of students in Denmark, and
visitors really notice its special atmosphere
and energy. Explore the streets in the old Latin
Quarter. Walk around the spectacular artwork
‘Your rainbow panorama’. Take a bicycle ride
along the water’s edge and in the woods, sit
back in one of the cafés by the city centre canal.
VIKING
SETTLEMENT
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Aarhus is one of the oldest cities in the Nordic
Region. Over 1200 years ago, Vikings built the
first settlement by the river, which runs through
the heart of the city. Each year sees hundreds of
Viking enthusiasts meet up for the biggest Viking
Gathering in the Nordic Region. Vikings come
from all around the world to fight with sword and
shield, on horseback or in man-to-man combat,
and at the Viking Market visitors can see handi
crafts and eat Viking food. Each year the event
ends with a huge battle on the beach next to
Moesgaard Museum.
MICHELIN STARS
AND NEW NORDIC
CUISINE
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Aarhus is the gastronomic capital of Jutland and
a world-class gastronomic destination – with
three Michelin-starred restaurants to prove it.
Sample the New Nordic cuisine of freshly caught
fish from the North Sea or Aarhus Bay, new
potatoes from Samsø, wood sorrel, wild garlic
and other aromatic Nordic raw ingredients
taken from the Djursland peninsula.