Easter Activities at Gilleleje Museum | Creative Easter Fun for Families
Gilleleje Museum invites visitors of all ages to enjoy creative Easter activities. In the old classroom of the thatched house, families can make traditional Easter decorations while exploring exhibitions that offer insights into life and history in the old fishing town.
Creative Easter crafts in the historic classroom
In the museum’s old classroom, visitors can sit down and enjoy traditional Danish Easter paper cutting. Museum Nordsjælland provides materials and templates, making it easy for both children and adults to join the activity.
The activity takes place in the historic surroundings of the thatched house on Østergade, where the calm atmosphere encourages creativity and quality time across generations. Along the way, conversations may turn to how Easter decorations looked decades ago.
Discover the history of Gilleleje
Visitors can also explore the museum’s other exhibitions. In the boat halls, historic vessels and detailed ship models illustrate the importance of fishing to the town.
The museum also presents an exhibition about October 1943, when many Danish Jews fled from Denmark to Sweden via Gilleleje. The exhibition highlights an important chapter in both local and national history.
Step into the everyday life of the past
Inside the old house, visitors can see how homes were furnished more than a century ago. The authentic rooms provide an impression of everyday life in earlier times.
In the museum garden, a very small summer house can be viewed through the windows. Together with the former holiday apartment in the house, it offers an interesting glimpse into leisure life in past decades.
Museum shop and a relaxing moment in the garden
The museum shop offers a selection of traditional toys, books about the history of Gilleleje, postcards and posters.
If the weather allows, visitors can also enjoy coffee, tea, juice or cake in the museum garden and round off the visit in calm and historic surroundings.