The permanent exhibition is an exhibition of interiors showing
examples of life at the manors throughout time. The exhibition
includes china, gobelin tapestries, paintings, furniture and many
other articles.
The portraits of the nobilities at Gammel Estrup - the Manor
Museum illustrate Danish art history with European references in a
chronological time line which covers art-historic periods of
renaissance, baroque, rococo and the 1800's. The historical
portraits can be seen hanging authentically at Gammel Estrup - the
Manor Museum. Texts which describe the personal story, the
portraits and their relation to art history can be seen in the
exhibition.
In the kitchen and the servants' quarters, the life of the
servants is shown. The manor kitchen, the pantry, the
servants' hall, a servant's room, the serving hall, the linen room,
the chambermaid's room and texts and photos all illustrate life of
a servant at one of the largest Danish manors at around 1918.
At the moment the museum is working on an extensive restoration
of the 1st floor with interior from the 1700's. In
2009 the restoration of the magnificent Great Hall was finished,
and in the spring of 2011, another 5 beautiful baroque rooms were
reopened.
Every year the museum also frames different temporary
exhibitions. In 2011 the Scandinavian travelling exhibition
"Borderless" and the Christmas exhibition of 2011 can be seen.