300073 15 Copenhagen historic working class architecture museum 75 am@arbejdermuseet.dk false 302717 55.684704 12.569705 Arbejder Museet Daily, 10:00-16:00 +4533932575 [S] [M1] [M2] at Nørreport 2009-01-12T19:47:51+01:00 false Rømersgade 22 2009-01-12T19:47:51+01:00 http://www.arbejdermuseet.dk/ 1362 Arbejder Museet was founded in 1983 by Denmark's strong Work Union and grass roots movements. The museum celebrates the working class' struggle for equality and rights during the last 150 years through artworks and informative exhibitions aimed at teaching younger generations about the working man's sobering conditions and hardships. The permanent collection shows different aspects of working class life during the past two centuries. The displays often border on kitsch with replica families placed in different settings such as picnicking on the countryside or stocking up at replica storefronts. A replica 1930's apartment is complete with a smoking mother by her baby's cradle, drawing on the differences in Danish class divisions. The building which houses Arbejder Museet is fittingly the former site of the Workers Union headquarters, originally constructed in 1879. The still standing assembly hall has seen many notable dignitaries from the old worker's movement, such as Lenin Clara Zetkin and Rosa Luxembourg. The building also houses an old café and beerhall which appear similar to how they did during their inception in 1892, and focuses on serving traditional Danish food as well as Danish beers, such as Stjerne Pilsen, a lager originally brewed by the worker's brewery, Bryggeriet Stjerne, and these days only sold here. /system/photos/0028/2499/arbejdererrrrrr_thumb.jpg 2009-01-12T19:47:51+01:00 Copenhagen Culture 282499 /system/photos/0028/2499/arbejdererrrrrr.jpg 282529 /system/photos/0028/2529/arbejdererrrrr.jpg 282509 /system/photos/0028/2509/arbejdere.jpg 282519 /system/photos/0028/2519/arbejderer.jpg 282549 /system/photos/0028/2549/arbejdererr.jpg 282539 /system/photos/0028/2539/arbejderererrr.jpg