Hygge * already has a home. Its name is Happiness Museum and it is a journey, open to all those who are looking for happiness
There is a place in Copenhagen where citizens and travelers can finally find the answer to the question: What is happiness?
It is called the Happiness Museum and it does not surprise us that such a place was born right in the center of Copenhagen. The city is already known as one of the happiest destinations in the world. Because in Denmark, happiness is a serious matter and we learned this from Hygge, that philosophy of life, which summarizes in a single term, a world of nuances, all in pursuit of happiness.
A word that has different connotations, but always oriented towards the well-being of people, which today belongs to a whole world. It is no coincidence that Denmark intends to include the term "Hygge" in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The country seems to have found what is the cure for the anxiety and stress that characterize our days, a magical formula of happiness that we can now discover ourselves inside the Happiness Museum, a space in the historic center of Copenhagen.
The project is signed by Meik Wiking, Ceo of the Happiness Research Institute, a think-thank that has long monitored the level of well-being and quality of life of people, not only in the country, but all over the world. The museum invites visitors to explore happiness in different perspectives.
The Museum of Happiness is located inside a building built in the late 18th century and has eight rooms, which invite visitors to explore happiness. Thanks to technology, the experience becomes multimedia and the interaction between place and person is placed at the center of everything.
On this journey, people find themselves coping with their feelings - what makes them really happy? Work, health or income? There is nothing left but to discover it in the Happiness Museum.
"It seems that we all seek happiness, but maybe we seek it in the wrong places. "We have become richer and richer as a society, but we often fail to become happier," the Museum of Happiness said in a statement. "For this reason, the Happiness Research Institute decided to create a museum when we can find happiness in life."
Founded by the Happiness Research Institute, the museum brings the Danish concept "Hygge" (to feel comfortable) to a wider audience. Other qualities of "Nordic happiness" are also displayed in this museum.
The museum has eight rooms, two of which are dedicated to the "Politics of Happiness" and the "History of Happiness". The museum raises questions such as "Does GDP affect the happiness of the country?".
"Can you figure out which half of Gioconda's mouth is laughing?", "What would you do if you found a purse?", "How would you define happiness?".
The Museum of Happiness invites visitors to engage on a person level and the many notes left with happy memories are proof of this successful mission.
Did you know that Aristotle was one of the first philosophers of happiness? Enlightenment writers also often thought about the meaning of happiness. You can see their books in museums.
Visitors are also invited to give their definition of happiness…
* Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word and indicates a calm mood, and a friendly atmosphere with a sense of well-being and contentment. As a cultural category with its associated practice groups, Hygge has more or less the same meanings in Danish and Norwegian, but the notion is used more in Denmark than in Norway./monitor/
