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Taasinge sailor's home and national collection
Kirkebakken 1, Bregninge

Next to Bregninge Church on the top of Taasinge lies four houses (soon one more house, The Music House). Those are part of Taasinge Museum. The museum’s big collection and maritime items has been collected by the founder, folklorist and master painter Poul Fredholm 1899-1972. He was a very keen collector of all sorts of old and interesting things, which he found in homes on the island.				Later, in 1967, to more buildings were brought here. One has a unique collection af costumes and folk music instruments. Another house had been Nielsine Nilesen's ropeyard in Troense. Today, it is still the owner of Tosinge Museum. A few years before Poul Fredholm died, he founded Taasinge Museums Laug. Today, it is still the owner of Taasinge Museum.
		In 1958 the back building of Frederik Juel’s School was given to Poul Fredholm. Almost at the same time he also received a shippers house from Vemmenæs. He succeeded in having both houses rebuild in the protected area of Bregninge hills. He moved all his collections into the houses and opened it as Taasinge Skipper House and Folklore Collection.

In the small sailor's house are a few small low rooms and old furniture and one is immediately taken back to the the middle of the 17th century when it was build.
Here is seen the dining room arranged as one would typically look at that time.

This is the little kitchen in the old home with fireplace and the many kitchen utensils.

Montre
In the main house is a mixture of enamel stamps, stone- and coin collections, toys plus more. In one of the rooms is an exhibition of the hopeless lovehistory of Elvira Madigan and Sixten Sparre. The drama took place in 1889 in Troense and ended so tragically in the forrest Nørreskov on Taasinge.

Montre
In the maritime room are old things that comes from all over the world brought home by sailors. A room depicting the story of the sea ferry.

Medical instruments that belonged to Dr. Bentsen (the founder's father in law), he took care of their bodies and also made the autopsy of Elvira's body. He had his office in Troense.


The museum was extended in 1976 with anoter building because it lakked space. In this building are lots of ancient national costumes and a beautyful collection of folk music instruments and many pictures af dancing halls. In the basement is a mixed exhibition of old forger-, painting- and shoemaker's tools, Weaving, School system and wrecks from an english plain crash (Memorial stone in Vemmenæs on Tosinge) plus a lot more.

Opening hours:

1/6 - 15/6 tuesday - sunday from 10-16.

Outside opening hours, guided tours can be arranged for groups by calling the museum on tel +45 62 22 71 44 or +45 62 22 65 20 or +45 62 54 21 66.

Admission pr. person:

Adults 40,- kr.

Children free.

Groups of 10 persons and more 30,- kr.

Times and prices are guiding.
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After visiting the museum it would be sad to miss the view from the nearby church tower. If you are hungre there is a restaurant a few yards away in an old mill. If you brought your own food your can enjoy it just a few meters from the Museum. There are benches. There a good parking space for cars and busses nearby.