Guests are flocking to the Cold War Museum Stevnsfort, which is now extending its spring opening hours for the second time.
The unique green corridors of Stevnsfortet and the fascinating story of local efforts and Denmark's role in the Cold War have attracted a large number of visitors this spring.
To meet the interest, the Cold War Museum extended its opening hours by an hour on May 10 and added more guided tours to the program. But it's still hard to find room for everyone on the popular tours, which is why the museum is extending its opening hours again on May 29 to 17:00.
- Visitors to the Cold War Museum are flooding in. Of course, we're very happy about that and we're adapting so that no one has to miss out," says Kasper Renström Østervig, director of Østsjællands Museum, which runs the Cold War Museum Stevnsfortet.
The Stevns Fort is carved and blasted into Stevns Klint 18 meters below ground level and visitors to the fort walk around inside the UNESCO World Heritage Site. The fort can only be visited on guided tours and for safety reasons there are only 24 seats on each tour. Therefore, the museum is adding more tours on both weekdays and weekends.
- There could be several reasons why so many people are visiting the museum right now. "But we feel that Cold War history is highly topical with the new threats, rearmament and potentially new allies in recent years. It draws great parallels to the time when the fort was built as part of the rearmament and the alliance with NATO," says Kasper Renström Østervig.
During holidays, the museum also offers the Mission Stevnsfort tour for families with children. The tour includes activities for children and a storytelling session adapted for younger audiences.
The museum still recommends buying tickets in advance to secure your place on the tours.
Further information:
Director of Østsjællands Museum, Kasper Renström Østervig: kr@oesm.dk / 20 51 77 20