Science Museums, Aarhus

After a signed agreement, the Aarhus City Council initiated the construction project and choose the renowned Anton Rosen as architect.

[6] The observatory is situated in a small park, enclosed by tall trees, shading out the light pollution from the city somewhat.

Only researchers can gain physical access to the herbarium, but more than 136,000 samples have been digitized and is available on-line in a public database.

Dedicated to tell the history of science and medicine, the Steno Museum attracts a diverse audience of all kinds and ages, from school classes coming here to learn and work with the displayed scholarly subjects, to adult groups and random individual visitors.

[4][8] The Steno Museum also includes a planetarium, an outdoor herbal garden with medicinal plants, a café and a shop.