Sight Midtbyen, Aarhus

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum

A sight in Midtbyen, Aarhus, moderately priced ($$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Dusk.

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Why go

Art museum crowned by Olafur Eliasson's circular glass walkway, Your rainbow panorama, over the city.

It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Aarhus, alongside 2 activities, 2 sights and 1 place for a drink. 6 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Salling Rooftop and Aarhus Street Food.

Type: Sight · Culture
Neighborhood: Midtbyen
Price: $$
Time needed: 2 hr
Best time: Dusk

Nearby

The 6 closest curated picks in Aarhus, measured as straight-line distance.

1
Salling Rooftop
Free roof terrace on top of the Salling department store, strung with Christmas trees and lights in December.
Activity · 0.5 km straight-line
2
Aarhus Street Food
Covered food hall in a former bus garage near the station, with around 30 stalls and long shared tables.
Food · 0.7 km straight-line
3
Hotel Royal
Grand hotel on Store Torv, open since 1838, facing the cathedral.
Stay · 0.7 km straight-line
4
Aarhus Cathedral
Denmark's longest cathedral, with medieval frescoes and a carved altarpiece by Bernt Notke.
Sight · 0.8 km straight-line
5
Under Masken
Long-running bar by the cathedral, crammed with masks and curios, known for its Danish beers.
Drinks · 0.8 km straight-line
6
Den Gamle By
Open-air museum of Danish town life whose shops, kitchens and homes are dressed for Christmas from the 1800s to the 1970s.
Activity · 0.8 km straight-line

On these curated routes

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum is a stop on our Copenhagen, Odense & Aarhus route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.

Copenhagen, Odense & Aarhus
Tivoli lights, Andersen's town, old-town Yule
6 daysStop 3 of 3Best Mid-Nov – Dec

More sights to see in Aarhus

Another curated sight in Aarhus. See the full Aarhus guide.

Moesgaard Museum
Archaeology museum with a sloping grass roof, home of the 2,000-year-old Grauballe Man and a large Viking collection.
SightHøjbjerg$$

When to go

Average daily highs in Aarhus run from 3°C in January to 21°C in July; August is usually the wettest month. For ARoS Aarhus Art Museum itself, we suggest: Dusk.

Modelled monthly averages for Aarhus from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Aarhus weather by month.

Getting there

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Coordinates: 56.15389, 10.19961
Destination: Aarhus, Denmark
Website: aros.dk