The centre is a co-operation between Aarhus University, the
Danish National Museum, the Aarhus School of Architecture and
Gammel Estrup - the Manor Museum. It promotes and co-ordinates
research, education of researchers, documentation and communication
of the cultural history of the manor.
The centre contributes to increasing the general knowledge of
the Danish manor environment, and tries to create a greater
appreciation of the necessity of preserving the estates as whole
entities.
The centre promotes research on the importance of the different
elements of the manor environment and the cultural life that took
place at the manors.
The centre also provides the setting for conferences which bring
together researchers from Denmark and abroad. Through establishing
a network of researchers and others interested in manors, the
centre also works as a co-ordinator, a promoter and an entrepreneur
of research projects within the field.