Karen Blixen Museum (Rungsted Kyst)
 Karen Blixen Museum, Rungstedlund (2008) |
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| place | Rungsted Kyst , Denmark |
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Biographical Museum
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| opening | 1991 |
| management |
Catherine Lefebvre
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The Karen Blixen Museum in Rungsted Kyst in Denmark deals with the life and work of the Danish writer Karen Blixen . The museum is located in the author’s home and home, 20 km north of Copenhagen on the Öresund . The 40 acres (16.2 hectares ) large area behind the house was at the request of Karen Blixen for bird sanctuary explained.
Rungstedlund
The oldest parts of the house date from around 1680. The building served as an inn for a long time, Ludvig Holberg and Johannes Ewald lived as guests on Rungstedlund. Johannes Ewald lived very happily there from 1773 to 1775 and wrote some of his major works, including the poem Rungsteds Glückseligungen and the autobiography Life and Views . In 1803 the inn closed and was converted into a farm. In 1879 Karen Blixen's father bought the house with the lands. In 1898 the south and east wings burned down and were not rebuilt. The museum is located in the west wing of the building.
The museum
In addition to the original furnishings, the museum shows a photographic biography of Blixen, pictures painted by Blixen, Maasai spears and shields, Blixen's typewriter and the gramophone that Denys Finch Hatton had given her. One room houses a library with Blixen's works and books that had belonged to her. Letters, poems and first manuscripts from Blixen's youth are also on display. The museum has a movie room that shows a documentary about Karen Blixen. Changing exhibitions take place in the so-called bird room. Most of the exhibitions are related to birds. In 2009/2010 there is an exhibition in the bird room about the residents of Rungstedlund and their history.
park
The park-like garden belonging to the house was declared a bird sanctuary at Blixen's request . The Danish Ornithological Society ( Dansk Ornitologisk Forening ) looks after the bird sanctuary. More than 40 different bird species live in the park, including field thrushes , hawfinches , kestrels , pied flycatchers and great spotted woodpeckers . In the back of the park is Karen Blixen's grave. The park includes a small beech forest in which there are some beeches between 250 and 300 years old. There is also "Ewalds Hügel", named after Johannes Ewald .
Web links
- Museum website (Danish, English)
Coordinates: 55 ° 53 ′ 0.2 ″ N , 12 ° 32 ′ 37 ″ E