The Archive at Christmas - Good and Eerie Christmas Stories from Old Copenhagen

Name: The Archive at Christmas - Good and Eerie Christmas Stories from Old Copenhagen
Start: 2026-12-10T15:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-12-10T17:00:00+01:00
Location: Københavns Stadsarkiv

Thu, 10 Dec 2026 · 15:30 — 17:00

Københavns Stadsarkiv, Copenhagen · 50 kr. · ≈ 7 €

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The Archive at Christmas - Good and Eerie Christmas Stories from Old Copenhagen — Københavns Stadsarkiv, Copenhagen

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This guided tour through the storage facilities of Copenhagen City Archives brings stories to life from the collections - stories that all share Christmas as a common theme.

Christmas has not always been a time of joy for all Copenhageners. Some experienced it as impoverished, dramatic, or even tragic, and this is reflected in the archive's materials. The tour alternates between uplifting and darker tales from Copenhagen's past.

About the venue: Københavns Stadsarkiv

Copenhagen City Archives is the city's official archive and has been housed at the town hall since the Middle Ages. The collections span 40,000 shelf metres and 250,000 maps and drawings, with the oldest surviving document dating to 1275. The reading room at Copenhagen City Hall is free and open to all, and the archive regularly hosts lectures, city walks and workshops on the history of the city.

Københavns Rådhus, 1599 København V Get directions

The Archive at Christmas - Good and Eerie Christmas Stories from Old Copenhagen

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