The Exhibition

The Tycho Brahe Museum is housed in the former All Saints’ Church on Ven. The church was built in 1898 as a parish church but has not been used for worship since the 1990s. The church was deconsecrated in the autumn of 2003 and then bought from the parish by the National Property Board. Work immediately began on the construction of a larger new museum for the Tycho Brahe Monuments.

Although the church has been deconsecrated, it is still a building with a historical value that must be preserved. The conversion into a museum has been done with the utmost consideration. The task of the National Property Board has been to retain the beauty of the interior, taking advantage of the space and light to provide the best possible setting for the exhibition about Tycho Brahe.

The nave of the church is about 200 square metres and has now been fitted with a new floor, electricity and heating system, and the walls and paintwork has been refurbished. A new entrance has been created to allow easier access for the disabled.

The new museum deals with Tycho Brahe’s life, his importance for science, and his work at the castle of Uraniborg. The exhibition includes films, archaeological finds, reconstructed instruments, models, pictures, and multimedia. Texts and films are available in Swedish, Danish, and English. The texts have also been translated into German. In the reconstructed Renaissance garden there is an annual thematic open-air exhibition.

The museum is also working to build up a science centre for children. The aim is to stimulate curiosity about science. Today there is a weather station, a historic playground, and a planet walk running over the island.

The museum was nominated for the prestigious European Museum of the Year Award 2007. The prize is awarded by the Council of Europe. Sixty museums were entered as candidates for the prize and 28 were nominated. The winner for 2007 was the Bremerhafen Emigration Centre.

Exhibition production
Script

Håkan Håkansson, leader

Elisabeth Lundin, Anneli Oxenstierna, and Göran Nyström

Design

Björn Ed

Architect

Ylva Sohlman

Graphic design

Janne Jönsson

IT

Marija Filipovic

Touch and Turn AB

Picture editors

Kristina Törnqvist and Elisabeth Lundin

Film script

Jan Mark and Håkan Håkansson

Film production

The Celestial Castle: Bo Ramlyng and Peter Sandström, RH Arkitekter A/S

The New Celestial Order: Janne Ahnberg, TimeCode AB

Instruments

Design: Bengt Rosengren

Manufacture
Monstrantz sro, Turnov, Czech Republic
Petr Polak, Prague, Czech Republic

Lighting

Thorsten Dahn

Lighting and technology installation

Informationsteknik AB

Wrought iron products

Rantzows Mekaniska AB

Models

Charlotte Helin Modellkammaren AB

Producer

Göran Nyström

Local manager

Monica Wembring

Development and marketing

Tina Jönsson

Questions can be answered by Tina Jönsson +46 (0)709 – 47 05 73, tina.jonsson2@landskrona.se