Grundtvigs Memorial rooms

Discover Denmark’s museum dedicated to N.F.S. Grundtvig (1783–1872), located in the eastern wing of Udby Vicarage. It was here that young Frederik was born on 8 September 1783, the youngest of five children.

At the museum, you can see several personal belongings that once belonged to Grundtvig and learn more about his childhood at the vicarage. You can also discover the story of the years 1811–1813, when he returned to the vicarage to serve as assistant pastor – chaplain – to his ageing father.

Life at the vicarage was modest in the late 18th century, but Grundtvig later looked back on his childhood as a happy one, filled with love and warmth. In his autobiographical poem “Udby Have”, he fondly recalls his childhood here in Udby, including how he would lie watching the clouds and imagine them forming different shapes. Even as a child, he wondered how God could walk upon such thin clouds.

The museum also tells the story of Grundtvig’s later life and his major influence on Danish cultural life.

Guided tours can be booked for those who would like to explore the story in greater depth. Please contact our project coordinator, MA Anne Mette Liedecke Dall, by phone at 42 66 08 57 or by email at grundtvigmuseum@gmail.com.