GOOD TO KNOW
At Øhavsmuseet, we strive to offer our guests the best experience when visiting our various exhibitions and activities. As they all have different locations and designs, our practical information is linked to each individual site. Below please find an overview as to parking, disabilities, strollers, dogs etc.
Please find car recharging points in Faaborg here.
ØHAVSMUSEET
There are two exhibitions at the Øhavsmuseet: “Discover Yourself” and “Rooted Connections”.
“Discover Yourself” gives you the opportunity to explore how nature affected your ancestors and affects you personally. Through a digital narrator and short texts, you’ll also learn their stories across human history.
“Rooted Connections” is our new special exhibition that features the connection between nature and humans in poetic portraits of local islanders. The portraits are accompanied by texts and local artefacts. No audio is used here.
Parking: Free parking at Øhavsvej, just behind the premises of Øhavsmuseet. Two accessible parking spaces at the museum entrance. Entrance is fitted with stairs and an accessible ramp.
Accessibility: (Mobility disabilities) The hall and the exhibition are suitable for wheelchairs and walkers, except on the plateaus. (Vision disabilities) The exhibition is based on sounds, lights, ambience and touchable items. The digital Storyteller makes it easy to hear the stories. (Hearing disabilities) We recommend that you bring your own headset for the digital Storyteller. The stories on print can be borrowed in the museum shop.
Pram/stroller: Parking outside. In bad weather, limited space is available in the lobby.
Animals: Service dogs are allowed into the museum. For family dogs, you will find a water bowl outside. Please remove your dog’s mess, if any.
Food and drink: Hot and cold drinks and sweets are available in the café. Eating is not permitted in the exhibitions, but the museum has several seating areas both indoors and outdoors. Provided there is space in the café, you are welcome to enjoy your own food. The town’s cafés are just a short walk away.
Storage: Lockers are available at the museum.
Lavatory: Available at the entrance, incl. an accessible toilet and baby changing facility.
ARRESTEN
Faaborg’s old town jail at 19 Torvegade is an authentic and protected building with staircases, narrow corridors, and small prison cells. Its long history is told by the means of original prison artefacts, posters, sounds and digital effects.
Parking: At “Den Voigtske Gaard” (entrance via Havnegade) and alongside the waterfront. 1 accessible parking space in Holkegade, 2 minutes’ walk from Arresten.
Accessibility: (Mobility disabilities) With 3 floors, staircases, narrow corridors (85 cm) and cell doors (65 cm), the town jail is a challenge to wheelchairs. Yet, it is possible to visit ground-floor as well as Court Room and 1st floor via a lift in the Tourist Information office during their opening hours. Please contact our museum guide in Arresten. Walkers are possible, if you bring a personal helper. (Visibility disabilities) The exhibition contains text-based posters, touchable objects and sound effects in the cellar. (Audio disabilities) Except for the sound effects in the cellar, the exhibition is primarily based on the authentic building with artefacts and explanatory text on posters.
Pram/stroller: Can be left at the entrance or inside, provided sufficient space. Please ask the museum guide.
Animals: Service dogs are allowed into the museum. For other dogs, you will find a water
bowl and a dog parking hook outside. Please remove your dog’s mess, if any.
Food and drink: Refreshments are not allowed inside Arresten. However, you will find several cafés and benches at the town square.
Storage: Lockers available at the entrance.
Lavatory: Available on ground floor and second floor. Please ask for the baby changing facility. An accessible toilet is located in the same building, but with entrance from the town square via “Faaborg Byarkiv”.
KALEKO MØLLE
Kaleko Mølle is an old, protected water mill, located in the middle of a hilly landscape, just 2 km from Øhavsmuseet. The outdoor facilities are available all year. In summer, the former miller’s house and the mill itself are opened during the Danish school holidays.
Parking: a minor gravel parking lot is available, followed by a path to the mill.
Accessibility: (Mobility and vision disabilities) The uneven terrain and narrow door frames make conditions difficult and require a personal helper. (Audio disabilities) No limitations, except for the listening posts “Water’s Way”.
Pram/stroller: Can be parked outside.
Animals: Outdoor, dogs on a leash are welcome. Indoor, only service dogs are allowed. Remember to remove your dog’s mess, if any. During school summer holidays, a water bowl is available at the café.
Food and drink: Outdoor picnic tables are available all year. The café is open during school summer holidays.
Storage: Not available.
Lavatory: Available at the café during school summer holidays. No accessible toilet available.
