In the picturesque town of Aarhus runs many museums are very popular is the Museum of Prehistoric Denmark. This is one of the most important museums of ancient history East Jutland. The museum has exhibits Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron. Specialists, archaeologists, ethnographers, anthropologists Aarhus University are actively involved in the work of the museum.

The main historical attraction of the museum in 1952 was the mummy of the "man of Grauballe", who died about 2,300 years ago, at 34 years of age. The mummy was found in a swampy area near Aarhus. With the latest technology in 2001, scientists were able to reveal some of the mysteries of the life of this ancient man.

The museum has an interesting collection of ancient weapons found by archaeologists in the Valley Illerup. Also in the museum are placed stones with runic inscriptions (some scientists were able to decipher the inscriptions on them).

Today, the museum is closed to the public (the museum moved to new premises). The new premises will be opened in 2014.

Nearby is an interesting Viking Museum. Since December 2011, he officially became part of the Museum of prehistoric Denmark. The exhibition presents fragments of the Viking Museum of various structures, tools, household utensils, pottery and so on. With the help of 3D-effects to visitors at the museum presented a panorama of the ancient Aarhus.