The municipality has a number of museums, libraries and music and drama venues.
The Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre (Musikhuset Esbjerg) is a complex with two auditoriums.
Its concert hall, with seating for over 1,100, can also be adapted for theatrical productions.
Completed in 1997 to designs by Jan Utzon and his father, it hosts classical concerts, opera, family shows and drama productions.
Located in the City Park close to the harbour, it forms part of a complex which includes the Esbjerg Art Museum (Esbjerg Kunstmuseum) displaying works from artists including Asger Jorn.
The museum also regularly hosts temporary international exhibitions.

The privately owned Fisheries and Maritime Museum, which opened in 1968, consists of a saltwater aquarium and a sealarium as well as indoor and outdoor exhibitions on Danish fisheries and shipping.
Esbjerg Museum in the city centre has permanent collections covering the history of the city and the surrounding region.
It includes displays from the Iron Age and the Viking Period as well as a large exhibition of amber.
The Printing Museum traces the history of the art of printing from the beginning of the 20th century until it was replaced by modern technology.
The collection includes a variety of machines and equipment used to print books and newspapers, mainly from Germany and Denmark.
The Lightship Museum (Museumsfyrskib) in the harbour is open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship.
Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as  Motorfyrskibet Nr.
I, is the world's oldest and best preserved motor lightship.
It houses an impressive exhibition of life and work on board.
The municipality has a number of museums, libraries and music and drama venues. The Esbjerg Performing Arts Centre (Musikhuset Esbjerg) is a complex with two auditoriums. Its concert hall, with seating for over 1,100, can also be adapted for theatrical productions. Completed in 1997 to designs by Jan Utzon and his father, it hosts classical concerts, opera, family shows and drama productions. Located in the City Park close to the harbour, it forms part of a complex which includes the Esbjerg Art Museum (Esbjerg Kunstmuseum) displaying works from artists including Asger Jorn. The museum also regularly hosts temporary international exhibitions.
The privately owned Fisheries and Maritime Museum, which opened in 1968, consists of a saltwater aquarium and a sealarium as well as indoor and outdoor exhibitions on Danish fisheries and shipping. Esbjerg Museum in the city centre has permanent collections covering the history of the city and the surrounding region. It includes displays from the Iron Age and the Viking Period as well as a large exhibition of amber. The Printing Museum traces the history of the art of printing from the beginning of the 20th century until it was replaced by modern technology. The collection includes a variety of machines and equipment used to print books and newspapers, mainly from Germany and Denmark. The Lightship Museum (Museumsfyrskib) in the harbour is open to the public on board the Horns Rev lightship. Dating from 1912, the Horns Rev, also known as  Motorfyrskibet Nr. I, is the world's oldest and best preserved motor lightship. It houses an impressive exhibition of life and work on board.
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