The Center’s Purpose and Work
The center’s purpose is to promote and coordinate research on Danish manor houses and their cultural environments, and to increase the general public’s knowledge of the manor‐house field.
Operations and projects are financed by external foundation and grant funding.
The Danish Center for Manor House Research is the national hub for manor‐house research and the driving force behind the reorientation the field has undergone in Denmark over the past ten years.
The center serves as coordinator for a nationwide Danish manor‐house network as well as for the Nordic countries. At the same time, the center also coordinates the European network for manor‐house research, ENCOUNTER: European Network for Country House and Estate Research.
Since its founding in 2004, the Danish Center for Manor House Research has hosted or partnered on 17 major research projects at the PhD and postdoctoral level and has carried out a number of mapping projects, reports, and studies of various sizes. The center always includes research projects at the PhD or postdoctoral level.
The center leads large‐scale dissemination projects that communicate research findings and existing knowledge about manor houses—for example, via the website or the web portal danskeherregaarde.dk.
Dissemination and Knowledge Sharing
The Danish Center for Manor House Research regularly publishes books, anthologies, and articles based on dissertations or other research findings. The authors include the center’s staff as well as affiliated or external manor‑house researchers.
Each year, the center organizes conferences, seminars, lecture events, and excursions to share and communicate the latest manor‑house research.
The Danish Center for Manor House Research also acts as a knowledge hub and advisory partner for organizations and journalists seeking expertise in this field, and responds to inquiries from professionals, students, and private individuals with an interest in manor‑house studies.
