special exhibition

Storm surge and sandbags. High water levels and wild weather. We experience at shorter and shorter intervals that the elements rage and nature shows its teeth. And the discussion about how we secure ourselves against the sea in particular is more relevant than ever.

However, the wild weather is not a new phenomenon. Throughout history, Lolland and Falster have been hit by several storm surges, which have left their mark on people as well as the landscape.

On 13 November 1872, the islands were hit by the worst natural disaster on Danish soil in recent times, when a violent storm surge washed over southern Lolland and Falster in particular. The foaming sea washed over villages, houses and fields and claimed up to 100 human lives. As it retreated, it left a trail of destruction; not least in the minds of the people who experienced and survived the violent storm surge.

In the STORM exhibition, you can find out more about one of the most defining events in the history of the islands, when we talk about the storm surge that ravaged the islands in 1872. Experience the moving stories of the disaster from the eyewitnesses who experienced the destruction up close, and hear about , how the storm surge became the beginning of the enormous dyke construction and land reclamation project, which shaped the Lolland and Falster we know today.