Historic Communal Singing at Fattiggården

Name: Historic Communal Singing at Fattiggården
Start: 2026-09-15T15:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-15T16:00:00+02:00
Location: Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 · 15:00 — 16:00

Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum, Svendborg · 0 kr.

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Historic Communal Singing at Fattiggården — Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum, Svendborg

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In 1926, the Workers' Educational Association (AOF) published the red workers' songbook, and this year marks its 100th anniversary.

On Tuesday, September 15, 15:00-16:00, Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum celebrates the jubilee with communal singing under the open sky, led by Ulla Britt Simonsen.

About the venue: Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum

Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum occupies the listed Viebæltegård on Grubbemøllevej - a poorhouse and workhouse built in 1872 and the best-preserved complex of its kind in the Nordic region. It is the only museum in Europe dedicated solely to the history of social welfare, with exhibitions covering how society treated its most vulnerable: the poor, the sick, the homeless and orphaned children. The courtyards are still enclosed by barbed wire, and the preserved dormitories, dining halls and bathrooms give a concrete sense of life behind the walls from 1872 to 1974.

Grubbemøllevej 13, 5700 Svendborg Get directions

About the event: Historic Communal Singing at Fattiggården

1926

Arbejdersangbogens first edition

14.

Edition released in the jubilee year

Good to know

Tuesday 15 September 2026, 15-16
Outdoor event - dress according to the weather
Led by Ulla Britt Simonsen
The songs are from Arbejdersangbogen (the red songbook), published by AOF since 1926
Location: Danmarks Forsorgsmuseum, Grubbemøllevej 13, 5700 Svendborg
No advance registration mentioned - show up on the day

What's new

2026-04
AOF publishes Arbejdersangbogen in its 14th edition on October 30, 2026 as part of the 100-year anniversary.
2026
AOF holds 100 singing events across the country in 2026 to mark the anniversary of Arbejdersangbogen - including at museums, libraries and trade unions.

Historic Communal Singing at Fattiggården

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