Members of the public will have an opportunity to connect with the Viking past on Saturday when The Copenhagen House in downtown Solvang debuts two repurposed cultural spaces during a
Members of the public will have an opportunity to connect with the Nordic past on Saturday when The Copenhagen House in downtown Solvang gives a sneak peek into its recently repurposed amber museum and Viking exhibit spaces during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 7 p.m.
The unveiling will also reveal a refreshed Solvang Amber Museum space, where ancient amber relics as old as 80 million years are housed, according to Copenhagen House's website. Also featured will be Viking jewelry, like a dragon-headed armband on display, and a Viking coin collection that includes the first Denmark-minted coin types depicting the god Odin, a main deity in Norse mythology.
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