Jacob Michelsen's Farm House
Jacob Michelsens's Farm House is a local museum located in Aabenraa and a piece of living history.
Throughout the centuries, Jacob Michelsen's Farm House has preserved its authenticity and stands as a symbol of the city’s cultural heritage.
Jacob Michelsen's Farm House opens up for visitors at annual backing weekends, where bread and cakes are baked in the old stone oven on the farm. Here, you can have a chat with the baker and enjoy a cup of coffee with homemade bread or cake, either in the cozy rooms or in the garden.
It is also possible for groups to visit the farm by appointment.
In 1958, one of the family’s daughters opened the doors to the public, allowing them to visit the living room and kitchen of the house. This marked the beginning of the small local museum. At the museum, you can experience how people lived on the farm in the old days.
The house is furnished with original interior, and you can see original collections of tools from the kitchen, stable, fields, and forest. There is also a larger textile collection.
The baking house, used when baking weekends are held, holds cultural-historical value as its location testifies to the development in Sønderjylland in the 1870s and 1880s. During this time, the Prussian fire authorities prohibited having ovens in thatched houses, leading to the necessity of building independent bakehouses.