摘要：A Somali home in Denmark In March 2016, the exhibition Et somalisk hjem i Danmark 2016 [A Somali Home in Denmark in 2016] opened. This exhibition is the result of a unique collaboration between six Somali women and Den Gamle By that resulted in the creation of a Danish-Somali home at the museum. A home that has proven to be both Danish and something very different. A home that reveals that the inhabitants have made a new beginning in a new country. The exhibition gives visitors to Den Gamle By an opportunity to get close to a world in Denmark with which few people are familiar. At the same time, the visiting Somali families gain insight into Danish culture as presented by Den Gamle By. For the group of Somali women, the exhibition has meant that they feel themselves to be a part of history and feel that their children have two cultures of which they can be proud. The apartment is the latest result of the museum’s collaboration with the citizens of Aarhus. In Den Gamle By we work with history, but we also work with contemporary society both by means of the collection of objects and knowledge and by means of the transmission of knowledge. Working collaborative with locals includes more people
