With the colossal sculpture Man Meets the Sea, Denmark's gateway to the west opens out to the world and welcomes you to Esbjerg. Esbjerg can offer its visitors grand art and architecture, exciting museums, and not least unique nature thanks to its location next to the Wadden Sea.
Fisheries and Maritime Museum - Denmark's museum of the Sea
Denmark's museum for life in, with and on the sea. Discover oceans of stories about life on and under the sea. Dogs are only permitted in the outdoor areas of the Friluft (Open-Air) Exhibition, not throughout the entire museum.
Esbjerg Museum - the city's history from 1900-1950
Three exciting exhibitions - Step back in time to experience Esbjerg as the city looked between 1900 and 1950. Learn about the local resistance movement during the German occupation. Explore the fascinating exhibition about the occupation period, with the Hansen family at the center.
Visitors arriving in Esbjerg from the sea are greeted by Svend Wiig Hansen’s monumental sculpture "Man meets the Sea", which was raised on the occasion of Esbjerg celebrating its 100th anniversary as an independent municipality in 1994. It was officially unveiled on 28 October 1995.
Esbjerg - the city by the sea - is the perfect place for large-scale and unique art. Art is everywhere in Esbjerg - at the art museum, in the cityshape and down by the water's edge.
