Tirpitz
Discover the hidden stories under the sand
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The Expropriation of The Land of Fairy Tale02
Hidden under the sand03
A top-notch, world-class attraction04
Architect Bjarke Ingels
Dokkerland, approx. 3500 BCE: Man has collected amber on the West Coast for all time. On the beach you may be lucky to find amulets from the Stone Age. They wash ashore after a storm, and they originate from settlements that were located where the North Sea is today. Here we meet a Stone Age girl hunting for amber at the water's edge.
A Stone Age Girl,
A story from Gold of the West Coast
Vejers 1844: One evening, just before bedtime, the brothers Hans and Bakken went to the beach. Suddenly they saw something moving in the surf. The terrified boys hurried home. Their father "reassured" them that it must have been a drowned sailor.
Hans and Bakken,
A story from West Coast Stories
Varde 1945: Paul Metzger had been wounded on the Eastern Front and taken to the hospital in Oksbøl. From here he managed to run away and make contact with the resistance movement. Harry Fenger, who owned a menswear store in Varde, housed Metzger until the liberation.
Paul Metzger,
A story from Army of Concrete
Take a journey through time
Do you dare jump into the lifeboat? What if the boat capsizes during the rescue operation? Do you think you will cope with the reefs? The moment the mood of the exhibition changes and day slowly turns to night, you know it is time to be on guard…
Don't miss the 4D-show
West Coast Stories
Permanent exhibition
Discover the hidden stories under the sand
