SPECIAL EXHIBITION
THE CELTIC WORLD
EUROPE'S LOST LEGACY
New special exhibition
The Celtic World – Europ's Lost Legacy is the untold story of the wild Celts of Northern and Central Europe. While the Greeks rule the Mediterranean and Rome is still just a village, a mysterious melting pot is seething north of the Alps: now we unfold the Celts’ magnificent world at Moesgaard.
The portal is open – the Celtic world awaits
In the special exhibition, you step into another world:
It is the Iron Age in Europe. In the salt-white mists of the Alps, you see the world of the Celts emerge and spread across the continent; you discover the raw materials that ignite the Celts’ creative power; you come close to the mythical rituals of the sacred grove; you pass through the skull gate into the first big city north of the Alps; you encounter exquisite crafts and arts; you hear tales of heroes and heroines on the battlefield; and you follow the traces of the Celts all the way to Denmark – before finally witnessing their dramatic fate in the encounter with the Roman Empire.
The Celtic World takes you deep into the history of a primeval force that shaped the very foundations of Europe.
In the first millennium BC, the Celts rise with formidable force
The exhibition's story reveals how hundreds of Celtic tribes came together in defining communities around 800-50 BC. They strove for wealth and power. They created a culture both beautiful and brutal – shaped by raw materials, rituals, myths, art, and war.
The Celts shared rituals and a common worldview, but they never called themselves “Celts” – the name was given to them by the Greeks, while the Romans called them “Gauls” – a wild and mysterious people in Central Europe.
Over 800 years, the Celtic world grew from small Alpine tribes into a major Iron Age culture
The Celts were not one people or a single united kingdom. They were a multitude of independent tribes, led by powerful princes and princesses.
Their culture was made up of communities that evolved with a fierce creative energy – an energy that lifted the Celtic tribes to new heights. At their peak, the Celts spread from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Black Sea in the east.
The latest research
In The Celtic World – Europe’s Primal Force, we tell the great and profound story of the Celts – their communities and their boundless creativity. Along the way, leading experts are ready to share the latest insights from their research.
Meet the researchers on digital screens in the exhibition:
Mette Løvschal
Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology, PhD
Xenia Pauli Jensen
Archaeologist and Senior Researcher, PhD
Flemming Kaul
Archaeologist and Senior Researcher, Dr.Phil.
Morten Warmind
Sociologist of Religion, Associate Professor, PhD
Simon James
Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology, PhD
Simon Nygaard
Professor of Religion Studies, PhD
Open today 10:00 - 17:00