Lejre Museum
The Viking town of Lejre is perhaps best known for its large outdoor exhibition “Lejre, the Land of Legends”, where you can get a taste of Viking life by feeding wild boars or baking flatbread over the fire. However, not far from the land of legends is the Lejre Museum, situated in an idyllic little white farmhouse. Despite its traditional appearance, this little gem of a museum contains a wealth of modern, interactive installations.
Stouenborg was the consultant and total supplier for all lighting, sound, and AV for the museum's new permanent exhibition "Lejre of the Legendary Kings", which was inaugurated in 2016. The exhibition illustrates Lejre's heyday in the years 500-1000 through various archaeological finds and stories from the era - and with the help of a little modern technology, the story is made as alive as the Vikings tending wild boars and bonfires in the legendary land next door.
At the exhibition, the audience is gradually drawn further into the story through interactive tools and Søren Hørlyk's captivating texts. Among other things, you can translate runes from stone tablets by placing the tablet on a small table, which projects the translation onto an accompanying screen. And if you want to delve into the details of one of the museum's central objects – a small, delicate Odin figurine made of silver, which is only 1.75 cm tall and weighs 9 grams, you have the opportunity to interactively enlarge it and see it from all angles – all while Odin's two ravens Hugin and Mugin tell stories.
In addition to working with the various interactive elements, Stouenborg has taken care to create an atmospheric atmosphere using lighting and sound effects. As you move through the exhibition, you can hear the rustling of the wind and the sounds of people from the past, which set the scene and lead you to the glory days of Lejre. With subdued lighting, but with a spotlight on the exhibition's archaeological finds and information, the museum manages to highlight a small part of Danish history and immerse its audience thoroughly, engaging them in Lejre's past as a Viking center.
Stouenborg has also served as an advisor and installer on various museum and exhibition projects. Stouenborg has helped with the KA-CHING - Show me the money exhibition, Carl Nielsen's traveling exhibition, and the Nick Cave exhibition at The Black Diamond. You can also read more about some of the other projects we have been advisors on here.