California History- Part 2

Photo taken by Julie Moree, model of solvang as it was being developed.
Photo taken by Julie Moree, model of solvang as it was being developed.

Solvang…

One of the oldest destinations based on Denmark and Scandinavian History, found just two hoursNorth of Los Angeles.

Photo taken by Julie Moree, an old fashioned stove inside museum including a couple pairs of shoes of danish origins.

 

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As previously reported, it is home to the Santa Ines Mission.

Elverhoj stands for the name of Denmark’s most famous folk play, translated as “Elves’ hill”.

On the opposite side of Solvang, just within walking, there is another museum that shows a different side of the city’s history.

 

The Elverhoy Musuem of History and Art gives visitors a look into the home of its founders, an internationally recognized painter and sculptor, Viggo Brandt- Erichsen and his wife.  The collection of houses that make up the museum contain antiques including a spinning wheel as well as a collection of painting and sculptures.

It’s “one of the few museums outside Denmark, devoted to the Danish- American experience” and it’s free to experience while in Solvang.

Photo taken by Julie Moree, the house resembles the outside look of the museum as the founders built it to look today.

 

photo taken by Julie Moree, figures of workers displaying different jobs it took to build the town into what it is today.
photo taken by Julie Moree, figures of workers displaying different jobs it took to build the town into what it is today.