Daycare Centers
Deep Forest Art Land is a living landscape where children can explore among trees, works of art, and stories. Here, the forest becomes a space for curiosity, movement, and shared experiences, where art and nature are experienced side by side.
A visit invites children to explore their surroundings with their bodies, senses, and imaginations. Along the way, questions arise, conversations unfold, and new perspectives on the world around us emerge. The artworks become not just something to look at, but something to experience, explore, and discuss together.
We welcome daycare centers, preschools, and after-school programs. Upon arrival, a guide will greet you and provide an introduction to the area, the art, and the practical details, so you’ll have the best possible start to your visit.
On this page, you can learn more about visit options, prices, practical information, and booking for daycare centers.
All visits are by appointment only.
Visiting Options
Upon arrival, all groups are greeted by a guide who introduces them to the area, the art, and the practical details.
From there, the visit can take various forms—from a self-guided tour to a guided program focusing on art, nature, and collaborative exploration. Read below to learn about the three options.
1. Explore the area at your own pace
Explore the artworks, forest, and countryside at your own pace.
Upon arrival, we’ll welcome you and provide a mandatory introduction to the area, the art, and the practical details. After that, you’re free to explore the place on your own and let the day unfold according to your group’s interests, energy, and curiosity.
Price
495 DKK base fee + 20 DKK per participant.
Included
- Reception and Introduction
- Access to the area during all opening hours
- Option to reserve a packed-lunch shelter
2. Join us on a sensory expedition
Would you like to give the children an experience that's out of the ordinary?
Together with a facilitator, you’ll explore the intersection of art, nature, and the children’s own perspectives. Along the way, we’ll engage in sensory stops, group investigations, and conversations inspired by what we encounter along the way.
The expedition is tailored to the group’s age and abilities and allows room for play, curiosity, and reflection.
Duration
Approx. 3 hours, including a lunch break.
Price
1,500 kr. for up to 25 participants
3,000 kr. for up to 50 participants
Included
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- Reception and Introduction
- Programs led by a facilitator, tailored to the group and age level
- Access to the area during all opening hours
- Booking a Lunchbox House
3. A Special Experience
Do you have any special requests for your visit?
We’d be happy to develop theme days, workshops, or activities tailored to your group and interests. It could be a social event, a longer program, or something else entirely.
Contact us using the booking form, and together we'll find the solution that works best for you.
Ready to plan a visit?
Whether you want to explore the area on your own, take part in a sensory expedition, or learn more about a specially designed program, we’re happy to help you find the solution that best suits your group.
→ Schedule a visit
Why visit Deep Forest Art Land?
At Deep Forest Art Land, art is not experienced indoors, but in the heart of the landscape. The artworks become a natural part of the forest and the experiences that unfold along the way.
The visit invites children to ask questions, explore their surroundings, and discover new things using all their senses.
The forest provides a space for conversations, collaboration, and shared experiences that children and adults can enjoy together and look back on after their visit.
Responsibilities and Guidelines for the Visit
Deep Forest Art Land is not a playground or a fenced-off institutional area. Here, we move through a living landscape featuring works of art, forest trails, open forest clearings, and varied terrain. Attentive adults are therefore an important part of the experience—for the sake of the children, nature, and the works of art that we care for together.
A group of 15–20 children must be accompanied by at least 3 adults during the visit.
If a child needs comfort, help using the restroom, or a break along the way, it is important that adults remain present with the rest of the group. Having several adults also makes it possible to support the children’s curiosity and explorations in smaller groups.
Children must not walk alone in the area without supervision— please be aware that the trail crosses a stream and a public road.
Accessibility
Deep Forest Art Land is an open-air art landscape. We strive to ensure that as many people as possible can have a safe and enjoyable experience in the forest—regardless of their needs and circumstances.
Here you'll find information about terrain, routes, restroom facilities, rest stops, and other details that may be relevant before your visit.
Are you from the municipality of Herning?
Daycare centers in Herning Municipality can visit Deep Forest Art Land for free on select days and receive an introduction to the area upon arrival. Visits must be booked in advance.
In addition, during the spring and fall, daycare centers can use the Culture Bus, which makes it easier to take the children on outings to art and cultural experiences outside the center.
Practical Information
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We welcome daycare centers, preschools, integrated institutions, and after-school programs.
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Yes. All visits must be booked in advance.
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We recommend that you set aside between 2 and 4 hours for your visit.
A guided sensory tour typically lasts about 3 hours. On self-guided tours, you set your own pace and determine the length of your visit.
You are welcome to visit the forest during our opening hours, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Yes. There are several places where groups can eat their own packed lunches. You can also reserve a covered picnic area in the Gothic Quarter or the Sculpture Garden when you make your booking.
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Yes. There are two composting toilets in the forest—one near the parking area and one near the Gothic Quarter.
Both have changing stations and are easily accessible for both strollers and wheelchairs.
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Don't forget your packed lunch, water bottle, and clothes appropriate for the weather.
There is no place to refill water bottles, and the visit takes place outdoors year-round. We therefore recommend practical clothing and footwear so that children and adults can move freely through the forest.
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Deep Forest Art Land is a living landscape where art, nature, and people come together. Help us take care of this place and create wonderful experiences for everyone.
- Follow the trails and respect the barriers.
- Feel free to touch the artworks, but please do not climb on them.
- Skovsnogen is the exception —here, you’re allowed to play, climb, and crawl on the structure.
- Feel free to use sticks from the forest floor, but please do not break off branches from trees and shrubs.
- Please take your trash with you or use the area's recycling facilities.
- Dogs are welcome on a leash.
- Keep a close eye on children near rivers and roads.
- Barbecues and open fires are not permitted during regular visits.
- Visitors enter the area at their own risk.
Whether you’d like to go on an expedition on your own or participate in a guided program, we’d be happy to help you plan a visit that suits your group—send an email to info@deepforestartland.dk