Experience the living Cathrinesminde Brickwork

Here you will meet volunteers who will tell you about brickworks production and life as a brickworks worker and you will experience the old crafts.

You will be able to taste the food in the historic kitchen, meet the schoolmistress in the schoolroom, play old children's and song games, hear storytelling in Danish dialect and children will be able to try on clothes.

If you feel hungry, you can visit "Cathrine's Café", which serves cake, coffee and ”fedtemadder” (lard with cracklings spread on rye bread)

Daily programme Friday to Sunday
The duration of the presentations is approx. 15 minutes and they are in Danish

10.30 Presentation on clay pre kneading, the rolling mill and the ring kiln – at the entrance
11.45 Presentation on the lives of the brick worker families – at the workers quarters
12.00 Fairy tale in the Danish dialect sønderjysk – in the storyteller tent
12.30 The horse-drawn kneading mill in action – at the kneading mill
12.45 Presentation on brick making by hand and the drying barns – at the scraping table.

13.15 Presentation on clay pre kneading, the rolling mill and the ring kiln – at the entrance
14.00 Presentation on the lives of the brick worker families – at the workers quarters
14.15 Fairy tale in the Danish dialect sønderjysk – in the storyteller tent
14.30 The horse-drawn kneading mill in action – at the kneading mill
14.45 Presentation on brick making by hand and the drying barns – at the scraping table.

Activities throughout the day
10.00-16.00 Children’s games in the olden days and dressing up in old-fashioned clothes
10.00-16.00 Games and education in the schoolroom
10.00-16.00 Daily life and handcraft in the workers quarters
11.00-16.00 The historic kitchen and laundry
11.00-13.00 Hand making clay bricks
11.00-16.00 “Cathrines Café” in Island is open
14.00-16.00 Hand making clay bricks.