Moesgård Museum

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The Moesgård Museum is a museum located in Højbjerg, a suburb of Aarhus, Denmark. The museum is housed partially in the historic Moesgård manor, newer facilities built for the purpose of the museum and a large open portion of the museum surrounds the facilities. The museum houses numerous objects relating to Scandinavian history.

[edit] Famous exhibitions and artifacts

• The Grauballe Man, a bog body from Grauballe, Denmark.
• A reconstructed early Danish stave church.
• Various runestones, including the Mask stone.
• The Snaptun stone, often identified as a depiction of Loki.
• Copies of the Golden horns of Gallehus.

[edit] External links

• Official website
• Information in English