Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
 Exterior view of the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek |
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| place | Copenhagen , Denmark |
| Art |
Art museum
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| architect | Vilhelm Dahlerup, Hack Kampmann |
| opening | 1888 |
| Number of visitors (annually) | 350,000 (2008) |
| Website |
www.glyptoteket.com (Danish and English)
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Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is a museum in Copenhagen . It shows ancient sculptures from the Mediterranean region from Egypt, Rome and Greece as well as modern sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas . Danish and French paintings from the 19th and 20th centuries of Impressionism and Post-Impressionism complete the collection.
history
The holdings go back to the art collection of the Danish industrialist Jacob Christian Jacobsen , whose son Carl Jacobsen donated the collection to the public in 1888.
The name is derived from the name of the Carlsberg brewery with the additions New and Glyptothek , meaning a sculpture collection. Jacobsen chose this name out of enthusiasm for the Glyptothek in Munich . For the collection, the building on Dantes Plads in Copenhagen was built according to a design by architects Vilhelm Dahlerup and Hack Kampmann . Even today, the museum is financed by a contribution that is added to every bottle of beer from the Carlsberg brewery . It is also supported by the Carlsberg Foundation .
For the centenary of the Antikensammlung in 2006, the building was extensively renovated.
- Directors
- Carl Jacobsen (1897-1914)
- Helge Jacobsen (1914–1925)
- Frederik Poulsen (1926–1943)
- Vagn Poulsen (1943-1970)
- Mogens Gjødesen (1970–1978)
- Flemming Johansen (1978–1998)
- Søren Dietz (1998-2001)
- Flemming Friborg (since 2002)
Illustrations
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek: Interior view of the palm garden
L. Brandstrup: Donor couple Carl and Ottilia Jacobsen
Auguste Rodin : The Thinker
Herman Wilhelm Bissen : Sculpture of Paris
Paul Gauguin : Seaside
Web links
- Official website (English and Danish)
Coordinates: 55 ° 40 ′ 20 ″ N , 12 ° 34 ′ 18 ″ E