On this day in
1494 was born in Italy the painter Jacopo Pontormo
1681 died the Spanish playwright Calderón de la Barca
1859 writer Arthur Conan Doyle was born

The DDC’s strategic focus areas are:
To build awareness of design and the economic effects of design among businesses, with a particular emphasis on small and medium-sized interprises
http://www.ddc.dk/
27 HC Andersens Boulevard Copenhagen K Denmark
Hours: 10-17 Mon - Fri / 10-21 Wed
11-16 Sat - Sun
Admission Adults 50 kr/ Students 25 kr / Free for under 12s
Admission is free on Wednesdays 17 - 21

The Hirschsprung Collection was founded by the Copenhagen-born tobacco manufacturer Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836-1908) and his wife Pauline Hirschsprung. From the mid-1860s onwards, spanning a period of more than 40 years, Heinrich Hirschsprung acquired a large number of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by contemporary Danish artists, including the Skagen painters, the Symbolists, and the Fynboerne ("Natives of Funen", a group of artists from Funen who met at Zahrtmann’s school in the 1880s).
An impression art collection was built, providing an excellent overview of Danish 19th-century art.
http://www.hirschsprung.dk/
Stockholmsgade 20 DK 2100 Copenhagen K - Denmark
Opening hours Daily 11 am. - 4 pm. Closed Tuesdays
Admission Adults kr. 50 /Special exhibition kr. 60. Wednesday free
Children (under 18 years) free admission / Students and pensioners kr. 40 /Special exhibition kr. 50

Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, built in 1883, shows throughout the year alternate Danish and international exhibitions of contemporary art, architecture and decorative arts.
http://www.charlottenborg-art.dk/site/frameset.asp
Nyhavn 2 Copenhagen 1051 Denmark
Opening hours: daily from 10am to 5pm /Late opening on Wednesdays until 7pm
Kunsthal Charlottenborg (Formerly Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall) is closed due to renovation. Welcome back January 12 2008.

http://www.kunsthallennikolaj.dk/en/
Nikolaj Plads 10 DK-1067 Copenhagen K Denmark
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 12 pm - 5 pm/ Thursday 12 pm - 9 pm
Monday closed
Admissions: Adults DKK 20 / Pensioners DKK 10 /
Free admission for all on Wednesdays