Sunday Tours

June 21, 8:00 – 19:00: Whole-day excursions to places in Jutland and beyond

Excursions are subject to a minimum of 25 participants and a maximum of 50 participants. Early booking is recommended.

Excursions are primarily reserved for conference participants; remaining places may be offered to external participants shortly before the conference.

Participants may register for one excursion only.

Tour A: World Heritage and Design Culture: Jelling, Kolding and Christiansfeld [5 PLACES LEFT]

A journey from Viking-age monuments to contemporary design, linking two UNESCO sites – Jelling and the Moravian town of Christiansfeld – with the restoration of Koldinghus, Olafur Eliasson’s sculptural Fjordenhus and the CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art. The excursion explores long-term continuities and new interpretations of heritage, architecture and material culture.

Price: 1,375.00 DKK. The price includes coach transport, guided tours and admission to Koldinghus Museum and CLAY Museum of Ceramic Art Denmark, as well as lunch and afternoon coffee/tea with cake.

Meeting place and time: Aarhus Coach Station (Aarhus Rutebilstation) at 8:00

Tour guides:

Nicolai Bo Andersen, Professor of Sustainable Building Culture, Head of the Centre for Sustainable Building Culture, Royal Danish Academy – Architecture, Design, Conservation

Anders V. Munch, Professor of Design History, PhD, dr.phil., University of Southern Denmark

Link to detailed description (PDF)

Tour B: Art, Architecture and Experimentation in Denmark’s ‘Swinging Sixties’: Herning and Silkeborg [CANCELLED]

Tour C: The Legacies of Utzon and Aalto: Modernism and Post-Industrial Transformation in Aalborg [SOLD OUT]

KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art. Photo by KUNSTEN

A study of Aalborg’s transformation from industrial city to cultural hub, linking the redevelopment of former industrial sites such as Spritten and Nordkraft with modernist and contemporary landmarks including Jørn Utzon’s Utzon Center, Coop Himmelb(l)au’s House of Music and Alvar Aalto’s KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art.

Price: 1,175.00 DKK. The price includes coach transport, guided tours and museum admission to the Utzon Center and KUNSTEN Museum of Modern Art, as well as lunch and afternoon coffee/tea with cake.

Meeting place and time: Aarhus Coach Station (Aarhus Rutebilstation) at 8:00

Tour guide:

Line Nørskov Davenport, PhD in Architecture, Director of Exhibitions, Utzon Center

Link to detailed description (PDF)

Tour D: Manorial Architecture, Monastic Landscapes and Medieval Urban Life: Randers and Djursland [CANCELLED]

Tour E: Welfare State Planning and Brutalist Architecture in the Suburbs of Aarhus [SOLD OUT]

Moesgaard Museum. Photo by Nanda Sluijsmans

Glasalstrup office building. Photo by Realdania

New Psychiatric Centre Skejby. Photo by Niels Nygaard/Arkitema

A survey of institutions, housing estates and campuses tracing the architectural legacy of the Danish welfare state around Aarhus. The tour includes the historic psychiatric hospital at Risskov, student housing such as Børglum and Skjoldhøj, the large-scale estate of Gellerupparken and concludes at Moesgaard Museum by Henning Larsen Architects.

Price: 975 DKK. The price includes coach transport, guided tours and museum admission to Museum Ovartaci and Moesgaard Museum, as well as lunch and afternoon coffee/tea with cake.

Meeting place and time: Aarhus Coach Station (Aarhus Rutebilstation) at 8:00

Tour guide:

Marie-Louise Høstbo, Architekt MAA, HØSTBO aesthetic advisor

Link to detailed description (PDF)

Tour group F: City walks in Copenhagen [CANCELLED]

Revideret 16.06.2026

Anna Lena Raab