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On this day in
1791 died Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, prolific and highly influential composer of Classical music.
1870 Alexandre Dumas, writer, died at 68
1906 Otto Preminger, American producer, director, and actor, was born
1911 Alfred Manessier French painter was born
1926 died Claude Monet, French Impressionist painter.
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Museums Denmark  ARKEN Museum for Moderne Kunst | | ARKEN’s Collection comprises almost 400 works of art. ARKEN collects Danish, Nordic and iternational art with special emphasis on contemporary art, i.e. works from 1990 onwards. There are two unifying principles in the Collection: one is art concerned with the existence of modern man, the other focuses on art that via new forms, materials and media explores the very definition of art.
http://www.arken.dk/
| Skovvej 100, DK-2635 Ishøj - 20 minutes south Copenhagen.
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10 am -5 pm / Wednesday 10 am -9 pm
Monday closed
Admission: adults 50 DKK / concessions 35 DKK |
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Kunstforeningen GL STRAND | | GL STRAND was founded in 1825, so it is the oldest gallery in Denmark. GL STRAND focuses on 5 to 6 yearly exhibitions that reflect our age by examining art historical themes
with a contemporary angle or that capture new trends in the Danish and international art scene. The goal is to be at the forefront of these trends as well as supporting young
Danish artists.
http://www.kunstforeningen.dk
| Gammel Strand 48 /DK1202 Kobenhaven Denmark
Hours: Tuesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 11 - 17 / Wednesday 11 - 20
Mondays closed
Admission: general 48 kr / concessions 35 kr. |
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Kunstindustrimuseet - Danish Museum Of Art & Design | | The Danish Museum of Art & Design is one of Scandinavia’s central exhibition forums for Danish and international industrial design, decorative and applied arts. The museum’s collections, library and archives constitute a central resource centre for the study of design and its history in Denmark. The Danish Museum of Art & Design brings together and documents the contemporary developments within industrial design, decorative and applied arts. We must add to this the collection of exemplary works from older “areas” and periods, which are closely related to contemporary oeuvres. The Danish Museum of Art & Design undertakes research into the history of art and design, taking as its point of departure the museum’s own collections, and presents the results in exhibitions, publications and educational material etc.
http://kunstindustrimuseet.dk
| Bredgade 68 / 1260 København K Denmark
Hous: Tuesday-Sunday 11 am-5 pm
Monday closed
Admission Adults: 50 DKK/under 18 years: Free / Season ticket: 150 DKK
Concessions (pensioners/students): 35 DKK |
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Nationalmuseet - The National Museum (The Prince's Palace) | | The National Museum is Denmark’s largest museum of cultural history. The museum’s main domicile is a classical 18th century mansion just a stone’s throw from "Strøget" at the center of Copenhagen. The National Museum is the museum for all Denmark, where you can follow the history of the Danes right down to the present day. And you can get around the world from Greenland to South America.
http://www.natmus.dk/sw14
| Ny Vestergade 10, Copenhagen, Denmark
Opening Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm. Mondays closed, except from 16.10.
Free admission. |
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Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek | | Museum of ancient and modern art
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art museum of international stature in the centre of Copenhagen. More than 10,000 works of art The Glyptotek houses over 10.000 works of art divided up into two principal collections. One is of works from the Mediterranean cradle of Western culture, the other of Danish and French art from the 19th and 20th centuries.
http://www.glyptoteket.dk/
| Dantes Plads 7 DK- 1556 Copenhagen V
Hours: Daily 10 am - 4 pm.
Closed on Mondays
Admission: adults DKK 50 / Children under 18 free |
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Statens Museum for Kunst (Danish National Gallery) | | The Danish national gallery: Statens Museum for Kunst is the only place in Denmark which features 700 years of Western art and cultural history under one roof. The museum houses a large collection of Danish and international paintings, sculptures, drawings, and installations. The oldest works in the collection originally belonged to Danish royalty.
The collection includes works by the Italian renaissance painters Tizian and Mantegna, the 17th century masters Rubens and Rembrandt, 19th century painters of the Danish Golden Age such as Eckersberg and Købke, and 20th century artists such as Henri Matisse, Edvard Munch, and Emil Nolde as well as the Danish artists Asger Jorn and Per Kirkeby.
http://www.smk.dk
| Sølvgade 48-50 DK-1307 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Hours: Tuesday - Sunday 10 am - 5pm / Wednesday 10 am - 8pm /
Monday closed
Free admission to the museum collection Admission fee to temporary exhibitions. |
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