Middelfart has a new museum.
Middelfart asylum was for over a hundred years located at the historical buildings in Teglgårdsparken. Today Mind museum has opened in one of the old buildings and is the first state-recognized museum in Denmark about mental illness.
Mind starts the conversation about mental illness
At this museum you will find over 100 years of history about treatment, disease perceptions, and everyday life through voices and objects from patients, relatives, and employees. The past is connected to the present and invites dialog, togetherness, and reflection.
In the middle of Denmark, in the middle of you and me
Melfar - the middle crossing - as it was once called when you crosses the strait by ship. The name reminds us that Middelfart has always been a hub: in the center of Denmark, in the middel of the current and in between Funen and Jutland.
Here, the trail is filled with leaves and the tranquility is almost physical. In a world where we are often far too busy, Middelfart holds on to what you can feel. We let the experiences grow from the place itself: the coast, forest, clay, bridges and the community.
Things to do in Middelfart
Bridgewalking, CLAY, MIND og Whale Safari is not just things you have to cross of your list. It is where you feel the strong current in Lillebælt, the ceramics texture, the unruly nature and hear stories about people and the mind. You are able to experience the world 60 meters above the strait, walk along the Littlebælt Trail and see Middelfarts 117 kilometers of coastline, find fossils or just sit still and watch the water.
In Middelfart, we put the senses and the immediate first. We embrace slow living and the things that only exist here. Maybe that's why a trip to Middelfart often ends up bringing you a little closer to yourself.
Welcome back to the middle.
