The
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek offers the largest collection of ancient art
in Northern Europe.
The
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek with its beautiful sub-tropical
Winter Garden and extensive collections
of sculptures and paintings
surrounded by a museum building created in the fine art
of classicism and inaugurated in 1897 -
is a place of art and culture in Copenhagen that must be
experienced.
The
Glyptotek - 1897
Picture
of the Glyptotek building in 1910. Architect Vilhelm
Dahlerup created the museum's first wing - which was
inaugurated in 1897 and later the museum was extended
with a new wing in 1906 to houses the collection of
ancient arts.
The
first exhibition in 1905
One
of the exhibitions rooms in 1905. The collection is
built around the personal art collection of Carl Jacobsen
(1842-1914), who was the founder of the Ny Carlsberg
Breweries in 1871 - and the founder of Ny Carlsberg
Glyptotek in 1897.
Brewer
Carl Jacobsen
The Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen (1842-1914)
and owner of Carlsberg brewery was the founder of
the Glyptotek - who created one of
the largest private collections of Danish
and French paintings and
sculptures of his time together with a gallery of
antiquities from Egypt and the Mediterranean
area.
Danish
Sculptures
Danish
sculptures in Neo-Classicism style in one of the exhibition
halls at the Glyptotek.
French
Sculptures
A
wide collection of French sculptures in the Salon Sculpture
hall.
“Glyptotheca”
A “glyptotheca” is a building or room devoted
to works of sculpture - and The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek houses
more than 10,000 works with the largest collection
of ancient art in Northern Europe - which
makes it one of the most popular art museums in Denmark and
Scandinavia.
The
Water Mother from 1921
The
sculptor of the Water Mother from 1921 by Kai Nielsen
is placed in the Winter Garden. The original was replaced
by a new one in 2003.
Paintings
by world famous Masters
A
broad collection of paintings by world famous Impressionists
and Post Impressionists can be seen at the Glyptotek.
World
Famous
Master Painters
A broad collection of paintings by famous Impressionists
including Monet - Renoir - Degas - Cézanne
and leading Post Impressionists like van
Gogh - Toulouse-Lautrec - Paul Gauguin etc., are
well represented too - and on display in the new building.
Donation
The entire art collection was donated to
the public in 1899 by Carl Jacobsen
and his wife Ottilia as a gift together with
the museum building.
The
Winter Garden
The
beautiful sub-tropical Winter Garden, where tropical
palms and climber flourish under a huge dome of cast
iron and glass gives the visitors a refreshing and overwhelming
experience.
Brewer
Carl Jacobsen
The
founder of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek brewer Carl Jacobsen
- painted in 1893 by August Jerndorff. The painting
is displayed at the Museum of National History at Frederiksborg
Castle.
Guided
tours
The Glyptotek offers a number of public guided tours
all year round. These are free to the museum’s
customers.
Location
The Glyptotek is located beside Tivoli - Town Hall -
Central Station and nearby the Pedestrian Street "Strøget".
Ny
Carlsberg Glyptotek
Address:
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Dantes Plads 7
1556 Copenhagen V Free
Entry - Tuesday
