Køn - Gender Museum Denmark
Denmark's national museum dedicated to gender, sexuality, and body culture. Founded in 1982 as the Women's Museum, it has occupied Aarhus's former city hall, built in 1857, since 1984, and took the name KØN in 2021. Exhibitions tackle everything from historical gender roles to contemporary identity politics through artifacts, multimedia installations, and interactive displays. The tone stays educational rather than provocative. Special exhibitions rotate every few months. Admission costs 95 DKK. The building has worn many hats over the years, courthouse, jail, police station, even Gestapo headquarters during the occupation, which lends the current mission an added charge. It sits by the cathedral in the Latin Quarter.
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