Top 4 art Museum in Denmark
Jul 27th 2018
Danish is known for its remarkable butter cookies and Viking. However, there is more than Danish butter cookies in Denmark, one of them is the taste of art in Danish. It can be reflected by several art museums across the country.
No matter which Danish city you’re traveling to, the country brims with museums whose great collections cover a wide range of art styles and eras. From the prehistoric times and the Viking Age to the Danish Golden Age and contemporary art, Denmark’s museums will satisfy even the more demanding culture buff. There are several art museums in Denmark such as:
National Gallery of Denmark (Statens Museum of Kunst)
The first art museum that you have to visit in Denmark is the National Gallery of Denmark. Covering 700 years of art, it is no wonder why people consider the National Gallery of Denmark to hold the country’s largest collection of art experiences. There are a few art collections in this Museum. The first one is masterpieces of French Art from 1900-1930—including artwork by Picasso, Braque, Derain, and Matisse. Next, this museum has the collection from Danish and Nordic art from 1750 to 1900 presenting masterpieces of the Danish Golden Age. Last but not least, it has a collection from European Art from 1300-1800—displaying paintings of Mantegna, Cranach, and Rembrandt among others and Danish and International Art after 1900. This place is suitable for a couple who wants to experience European art.
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
The second art museum that you have to visit in Denmark is the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art. This museum located in North Sealand coast in a spacious, old park with a fine view across the sound of Sweden. Louisiana's collection of modern art has an international perspective and importance including all genres - emphasizing painting and sculpture. Furthermore, there are several paintings by a known artist such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Robert Rauschenberg, and Richard Hamilton in this museum.
There are several reason why you have to visit this art museum such as relaxing atmosphere, the museum’s permanent collection, changing exhibitions of art, films, concerts, the children’s wing, and the café service indoors and outdoors, the museum shop with its large selection of books, art reproductions, graphics, posters, postcards, design and classical CDs.
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum
The third art museum that you have to visit in Denmark is ARoS Aarhus Art Museum. ARoS is the main art museum in Aarhus and one of the largest museums in Northern Europe. This museum’s trademark is the rainbow panorama in 150 meters long. Next, you can move around and enjoy the circular panoramic path with 360º views of the surrounding city.
You can also enjoy the museum restaurant named ARoS WINE & FOOD HALL that is located at the top of ARoS and from the roof there is a spectacular view of the city and the bay. This museum is a perfect place to spend your Sunday afternoon with your loved ones.
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The fourth art museum that you have to visit in Denmark is the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. You can discover artworks and antiquities from the beginning of history in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Ancient Greece, Etruria, and the Roman Empire in this museum. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Founded at the turn of the 20th century by Carl Jakobsen, a great art lover, and collector, the Glyptotek has been a significant asset in Denmark’s cultural and educational sectors for over a century. The museum also includes Danish artworks in its wide collection, and also don’t forget to check the mummies in Glyptotek’s Egyptian burial chamber. This place is suitable for those who love ancient history.
Those are four art museum that you have to visit in Denmark. Beside famous for its art museum Danish also famous for Danish butter cookies. Complete your Danish’s art experience with Danish butter cookies. As a premium butter cookies with original Danish recipe, mostly, Danisa butter cookies are served with high-quality wine.
There are two variants of this luxury Danish butter cookies which are butter cookies and filled cookies. For butter cookies, it consists of three variants like traditional butter cookies, choco cashew butter cookies, and currant butter cookies. In addition, filled cookies have two variants, choco filled butter cookies, and pineapple filled butter cookies. That is why Danish Butter Cookies is a favorable cuisine around the globe.
What is more, Danish butter cookies are not only for dinner but also for a gift on special occasions like Valentine or Chinese New Year to your loved ones.[:]