Moesgaard Museum
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Moesgaard Museum (MOMU) is a Danish regional museum dedicated to archaeology and ethnography. It is located east of Beder, a village and suburb of Aarhus, Denmark.
MOMU cooperates with the Institute of Prehistoric Archaeology, Medieval and Renaissance Archaeology and Anthropology at Aarhus University. The main part of the museum's archaeological collection is of Danish origin. In addition, the Ethnographical Collections contain almost 50,000 artifacts from all over the world. They are used both for research and exhibitions. The collection also contains photographic material, films, and sound recordings. The museum's exhibitions present several unrivaled archaeological findings from Denmark's ancient past, among others the Grauballe Man, the world's best preserved bog body, and the large ritual weapon caches from Illerup Ådal, testifying to the power struggles and warfare of the Iron Age. The collection also contains seven local rune stones. Temporary exhibitions at the museum also display examples of the world's cultural heritage.
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