{"id":3650,"date":"2026-06-04T14:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.gudhjemmuseum.dk\/omforeningen\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T18:23:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T16:23:49","slug":"abouttheassociation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/abouttheassociation\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Association"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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The association is both a civic association for the Gudhjem-Melsted area and a museum association that communicates the history of the local area and exhibits art connected with Bornholm.<\/p>

Gudhjem By- og Museumsforening is for everyone who lives permanently in the area or owns a holiday home here. Or for anyone who simply has an interest in the area. Membership provides free admission to the temporary exhibitions as well as a 10% discount when purchasing books and other items.<\/p>

As a member of Gudhjem By- og Museumsforening, you can help shape the development of the Gudhjem-Melsted area and contribute to the running of the museum.<\/p>

The annual general meeting is the association’s highest authority. At the meeting, the board is elected. It consists of 9 members and 2 alternates. The work is organised into two main groups: the Town Group and the Museum Group. A number of working groups have also been established under these two main groups.<\/p>

All work within the association is carried out by volunteers.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Town Group deals, among other things, with the challenges Gudhjem faces regarding traffic and parking during the summer period.<\/p>

Another area of focus is the issue of \u201cempty houses\u201d, i.e. compliance with the residence requirement in Gudhjem and Melsted.<\/p>

One group works with signage and the preservation of nature close to the town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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The Museum Group plans and organises temporary exhibitions and is responsible for maintaining the buildings and outdoor areas. It also coordinates staffing at the museum.<\/p>

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The purpose of the association, as stated in \u00a7 2 of its articles of association:<\/p>

\u2022 to own and operate Gudhjem Museum,
\u2022 to collect, preserve and exhibit objects and information of cultural-historical and historical value to Gudhjem and the surrounding area,
\u2022 to organise temporary exhibitions of works of art and cultural artefacts,
\u2022 to organise activities related to art and cultural education and public education, such as study groups and lectures,
\u2022 to work for the preservation of buildings and the urban environment in Gudhjem-Melsted and of the area’s natural environment,
\u2022 to act as a civic association for Gudhjem-Melsted and work for the well-being of the town.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

gudhjem civic- and museum association Who are we? The association is both a civic association for the Gudhjem-Melsted area and a museum association that communicates the history of the local area and exhibits art connected with Bornholm. Gudhjem By- og Museumsforening is for everyone who lives permanently in the area or owns a holiday home […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3650"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5018,"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3650\/revisions\/5018"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gudhjemmuseum.dk\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}