Open Air Exhibition
Fishing boats, harbor life, and outdoor fun
Explore the world of fishing
Not many decades ago, ports like Esbjerg were teeming with fishing boats and people who made their living from and with the sea.
At the Open Air Exhibition, you can explore the heyday of fishing, with its cutters, harbor scenes, and old workshops. You can also visit the ice factory, where you can learn how ice helped revolutionize fishing.
There’s also plenty of room to play in the Open Air Exhibition. On the playground, children can climb and slide, and in the area centered around the fishing boat E1, they can pretend to be real fishermen.
Climb aboard a real fishing boat
At the Frilandlands Exhibition, you can board the legendary Esbjerg cutter E1 Claus Sørensen and imagine what it’s like to be a fisherman at sea.
In the cargo hold, the fish are on ice; in the galley, the food is on the stove; and in the wheelhouse, you can turn on the radio and imagine that you’re heading out to catch herring or cod.
The fun continues around the cutter. Here, you can visit the ice factory where the ice for the cutter was produced, and you can explore the salvaged cargo. What exciting treasures do you think you’ll find?
Play with the ocean as your neighbor
At the playground, the children can climb, slide, and have fun.
Crawl through the giant fishing net, take a ride on the slide, and compete to see who can pull the fishing boat ashore first using the winch—inspired by the winches that were once used on the beaches of the West Coast.
Meanwhile, the adults can take a break or go explore on their own while the children continue playing.
