Steno Museet

Steno Museet is a science and medicine museum in Aarhus that displays a broad collection of scientific instruments and medical equipment from different periods. The exhibition includes hands-on experiments exploring gravity and optics that visitors can try themselves.

The museum grew from collections of scientific instruments at Aarhus University and documents how natural sciences developed over several centuries. Today it is part of the Faculty of Science and Technology and shows how scientific methods changed over time.

The museum shows how medical practice developed in Denmark and how scientists here created methods that were later adopted across Scandinavia. Visitors can see how approaches to illness and treatment changed over generations.

The museum is located on the university campus and is best reached by foot or public transport. Visitors should know that the exhibition is designed for both children and adults and takes varying amounts of time depending on age.

Beyond the exhibition building there is a garden with around 300 medicinal plants that show different treatment methods from the history of medicine. The grounds also include an old observatory from which visitors can make astronomical observations.

Location: Aarhus Municipality

Address: C. F. Møllers Allé 2, 8000 Aarhus

Opening Hours: Tuesday-Friday 09:00-16:00; Holidays, Saturday-Sunday 11:00-16:00

Phone: +4587155415

Website: https://stenomuseet.dk

GPS coordinates: 56.16538,10.20288

Latest update: December 12, 2025 12:05