Clausholm Stove Museum
Clausholm Stove Museum
In the main wing of Clausholm Castle, you will find our Stove Museum. Underneath the vaulted ceilings, in the intriguing atmosphere of the castle cellar, a large and very fine collection of Danish and Norwegian cast iron stoves are found – at the time of writing a total of 48 cast iron stoves and old flatiron heaters.
Several stoves were in active use at Clausholm Castle as far back as the 1700s. The last stoves were dismantled during the thorough restoration of the castle, which began back in the 1960s. The old halls and chambers of Clausholm Castle have now been brought back to their baroque origin with, among other things, original, ornamented brickwork fireplaces.
The Norwegian stoves in the collection all date back to the Scandinavian union, which lasted until 1814. During this period, Norwegian industry enjoyed a monopoly of selling timber, glass and cast iron to Denmark – and naturally this included cast iron stoves as well. The oldest stove in the collection is a baroque cast iron stove which dates back to 1672. This stove is still standing on its own original four iron legs. Among the newer models are two radiator-patterned stoves from the period around World War II.
Tools from a large household
The museum also offers a small collection of old kitchen and household utensils and tools. Most of these items have been in active use at Clausholm, and as such they are characteristic for a large, self-sufficient household in the country with many servants. The collection includes a mangle and other utensils for the washing and ironing of linen; large oak wood salting tubs cut from entire oak logs and used for salting meat; a special ice saw for cutting blocks of ice from the moat – and a number of other interesting things....
Open in July...
Like the rest of the castle, Clausholm Stove Museum is open to the public every day throughout the month of July and during the first week of August.
The Stove Museum as photo location
We are always pleased to rent the Stove Museum as photo location to companies, agencies, fashion- and advertising photographers who wish to photograph their models or products in the unique, historical settings of the old castle.
