Modern Næstved is characterized by its long past as a trading center. When the city was granted its market town rights in the Middle Ages, it quickly became an important hub for trade, and that role has characterized the city ever since. But humans have hunted, fished, lived and created in and around Næstved since the early Stone Age.

At Næstved Museum you can explore the history of the area. From ancient hunters and farmers, the Viking raids from Vester Egesborg, the lively Middle Ages and the rise of industrialization, including the Kähler ceramics workshop.

Get the full story about the Holstein potter Herman Joachim Kähler, who opened his ceramic workshop in Næstved in 1839 – and whose surname is now inextricably linked with Danish design and international-class craftsmanship.