Images of The Workers Museum
The Workers Museum and its collection
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The Workers' Museum in Copenhagen is dedicated to the history of the workers in Denmark and the Danish labor movement. Founded in 1983, the museum is housed in the historic union house of the Danish trade unions from 1879. A significant part of the exhibition is devoted to the daily lives of the workers in Copenhagen in the 1950s. Furthermore it features an exhibition for children, a café in the style of the time, the complete, original apartment of the Sørensen family from 1915, a presentation on the history of the Danish labor movement and an exhibition on industrial work from the middle of the 19th century until today.