The first Museum in Odense opened in 1860 under the name Nordisk Museum in Odense Palace.
During 1885 it moved to a newly erected building, a few hundred meters from Odense Palace – this building today houses the Funen Art Museum, was renamed to Museum Civitatis Othiniensis and came under municipal administration.
In 1904 the name changed to Fyns Stiftsmuseum.
[1] During the next many years new museums opened (and closed), got renamed and moved around.
[2][3] And in september 2022 the name was changed from Odense City Museums to Museum Odense.