- Address: Bredgade 68, 1260, København
- Phone: +45 33 185 656
- Website: www.designmuseum.dk
- Working hours: 11.00 - 17.00, Monday - closed
- Cost of visit: adult - 100 CZK, for persons under 26 years old - free of charge
As a rule, the most significant and unusual museums are concentrated in the capital of the state, this is an axiom. And Denmark was no exception, in its capital, Copenhagen, there is an interesting museum of Applied Art (Designmuseum Danmark).
Acquaintance with the museum
The Museum of Applied Arts is also known as the Museum of Design, it is located in the center of the city in an old Rococo style building, any excursion begins outside, as the age of construction has been maintained since 1757. The gardens are suitable for the museum, where, after visiting all the halls, visitors can discuss the work they have seen and exchange their impressions.
The museum was founded in 1890 and is considered to be the largest thematic museum in Scandinavia. According to the idea, in addition to preserving and transferring to the descendants of the accumulated heritage, the masters of design should gather in the walls of the museum, present innovative solutions and fashionable incarnations at temporary exhibitions.
There is a shop at the museum where you can buy some unique designer product for the soul, for example, ornaments from ceramics, glass or textiles, accessories and other things. This is an excellent opportunity to purchase an excellent souvenir produced exactly in Denmark.
What is interesting about the Museum of Applied Arts?
The museum has collected many different items and products created in the period from the early Middle Ages to the present day. You can see kitchen utensils, ordinary and festive dishes, cutlery, fabrics, tapestries, furniture and other things. The number of museum exhibitions is enormous, a special interest is shown to the hall of Oriental art and the hall, where crafts and handicrafts are exhibited.
The museum successfully demonstrates the gradual development of the design of Denmark, the audience is represented by collections of European, Chinese and Japanese interiors, and there is a good avant-garde collection. In warm weather in the garden periodically conduct costumed ideas about the epochs, the heritage of which is stored in the walls of the museum. By the way, temporary exhibitions devoted to this or that event are held regularly in the Museum of Design in Copenhagen . By the way, any progressive designer can take part in the exhibition.
How to get to the museum?
Almost to the very porch of the Museum of Applied Art, you will take bus number 1A, get off at the Fredericiagade stop. The museum is literally five minutes on foot. The Designmuseum Danmark is open daily from 11:00 to 17:00, Monday is a day off. Entrance ticket for persons over 26 years old - 100 CZK, for those younger - admission is free.
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