Museums of fine art
In the Danish Golden Age, an era of outstanding achievement in the first half of the 19th century, European Neoclassicism and Romanticism found a Danish expression, with concepts such as the Skagen and Funen Schools evolving out of some of the finest landscape painting, while prominent Danish members of the European COBRA group such as Asger Jorn took their inspiration from the artistry of their Viking forebears.
From COBRA to the Golden Age
The market towns often contain high-quality art museums. Here visitors can encounter the provocative art of people such as Michael Kvium, Bjørn Nørgaard and Christian Lemmerz, as well as Danish COBRA artists, Asger Jorn, Henry Heerup, Carl-Henning Pedersen and Ejler Bille, all of whom are well represented at the museums of art in Jutland. Golden Age masters such as Eckersberg and Hammershøi are also represented there.
A selection of art museums in Denmark not to be missed:
ARKEN - museum of modern art.
ARoS Art Musem is Denmark's largest art collection outside Copenhagen.
Louisiana - museum of modern art
Museum Jorn Silkeborg - features the main proponent of the COBRA group.
Skagens Museum presents P.S. Krøyer and other members of the Skagen School.
KUNSTEN MUseum of Modern Art AalborgSMK National Gallery of Denmark in Copenhagen contains collections representing Danish and international art from the 14th century to the present day.
Thorvaldsens Museum contains more than 500 works from the famous sculptor divided among sculptures, reliefs, portrait busts and sketches.
Danish Museums Online Danish Museums Online is the first step towards creating a virtual museum that covers all of Denmark. The website takes you right inside each of the museums and encourages you to search for a subject that interests you - or something that you didn't know could be found in the Danish museums. You can search for particular subject areas and for practical information about the individual museums.
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