Nymindegab Museum is located in the landscape between the North Sea, Ringkøbing Fjord and the dunes. Here, the place is not just a backdrop, but the main character: the sea, the fishing hamlet, the light, and the people whom the artists came to paint.
The permanent exhibition about the art painters’ Nymindegab tells the story of Laurits Tuxen and the artists who followed him. The paintings stand side by side with stories about the meeting between local fishermen, big-city painters, and the seaside visitors who later became part of the picture.
Outside, the museum changes pace. In the open-air area you will find Tømrer Larsens Hus, the sawmill, a sunken kitchen garden, and the Whale Museum. Here the story is about carpentry, pram building, and everyday life in Nymindegab in the 1930s – and about a whale skeleton that gives children and adults something very tangible to measure themselves against.
The outdoor area is also the most child-friendly part of the museum, with toys, a playground, and space to let the museum visit get a little fresh air between the exhibitions.
The museum reaches further back than the artist colony. Archaeological finds from the area include, among other things, graves from around the time of the birth of Christ and material from Viking Age Henne and Nybro. This gives Nymindegab a longer memory than the postcard image suggests.
