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All Things Begin with a Song
All Things Begin with a Song explores how song has been used as a political tool, a shared culture, and an expression of unity and belonging.
It’s just a job
Every day, more than three million people go to work in Denmark. We spend most of our waking hours at work – and sometimes we even bring work home with us. It’s just a job is inviting reflection on our working lives.
the Children’s Workers Museum
In the Children’s Workers Museum, the youngest visitors can play their way into the lives of working-class children from when great-grandma was a child. They can also experience backyard life with barrels, rats and yard games.
the 1950s
Visit the decade when Denmark said goodbye to war and scarcity, and when working families also became consumers. The tour through the 1950s is pure nostalgia.
The movement 1871-2001
The workers’ will and ability to organize gave the labor movement the strength to influence and change Danish society.
The Banquet Hall
The banquet hall is the heart of the workers’ assembly building from 1879. It is filled with decorations that bear witness to the many different trades that have used the building in Rømersgade.
Industrial work
New machines, mass production and unemployment – what is a worker anyway? From the mid-1800s to the present day, the answer to that question is changing.
We are the workers
Experience the harsh life of workers around 1900. Step into the damp chamber of the maid and the family’s miserable hovel of a penthouse.
The battle on the common
In the beautiful room above the banqueting hall, a dramatic light and sound show unfolds on the ceilings and walls – experience the birth of the labor movement with multiple senses.
Café & Øl-Halle
The Café & Øl-halle has been part of the Workers’ Assembly Hall since 1879. The staff are happy to tell you about the history of the restaurant, so just ask.