Visit the Tycho Brahe museum
In the center of the small island of Ven in the strait between Sweden and Denmark, the eccentric nobleman and astronomer Tycho Brahe built an impressive research center with castle and underground observatory in the end of the 16th century.
Tycho is today seen as one of the most important people in the history of science and Tycho is today seen as one of the most important people in the history of science and the Tycho Brahe museum is situated right on the spot where he studied the starry sky more than 400 years ago. It was here Tycho questioned the thousand-year-old laws that were said to govern the universe. It was here he performed calculations that would remain valid for three hundred years.
Welcome to explore the place where modern astronomy was born – on the small island of Ven!
Opening hours 2025
May 1 – August 31 09:30 AM – 04:00 PM
Midsummer Eve: Closed
Weekends in Autumn
September 09:30 AM – 02:00 PM
Entrance fees
Children up to and including 15 years: Free entrance accompanied by an adult
Youth 16 – 19 years: 50 SEK
Adult: 120 SEK
Student/Senior, ID required: 75 SEK
Additional fee for entrance to the Stjärneborg Observatory: 20 SEK
Guided tours
Our skilled guides are happy to show you around the museum and our castle garden. Guided tours last for 45 minutes and are included in the museum entrance fee. No pre-registration is required.
The guided tours starts daily behind the museum entrance at 11:15, 12:15 and 13:15.
The tour does not include a visit in the underground observatory, and can be cancelled due to pre-booked groups.
Read more about our guided tours.
Shop
In the museum area, you’ll find a nice little shop selling a broad range of crafts from local artists as well as Tycho Brahe souvenirs and goodies. In the museums shop it’s possible to buy a wide range of articles related to Tycho Brahe, Ven’s all fantastic artists and craftsmen, astronomy, gardening and interior design. We have stuff for all ages and preferences, with everything from literature to bouncy balls in the form of the Earth.
The shop also operates as the entry to the museum and as the islands’ tourist information point.
Photo: Mickael Tannus