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Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum
Vendsyssel Kunstmuseum, formerly '' Hjørring Kunstmuseum'', is a state-subsidised art museum in Hjørring, which was founded in 1963 and has a collection of 19th and 20th century art mostly from North Denmark. The museum's collection contains works by the painters Svend Engelund (1908–2007), Johannes Hofmeister (1914–90), Poul Winther (1939–2018) and Poul Anker Bech ( 1942–2009). In addition to major works by the mentioned artists, the museum's collections includes works by Agnete Bjerre (b. 1924), Anna Maria Lütken (1916–2001), Poul Ekelund (1921–76 ), Arne L. Hansen (1921–2009), Søren Elgaard (b.1951), Emil Gregersen (1921–93), Frede Christoffersen (1919–87 ) et al. The museum was founded in 1963. In 1970, the museum took over the premises of Hjørring Central Library. The library's reading room was decorated with six large frescoes with motifs from the history of the Vendel residents made by the painter Niels Larsen Stevns Niels Larsen Stevns (9 July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hjørring
Hjørring () is a town on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Hjørring Municipality in the North Jutland Region. The population is 25,644 (according to an official census carried on 1 January 2022).BY3: Population 1. January by urban areas, area and population density The Mobile Statbank from It is also one of Denmark's oldest towns, having celebrated its 750th anniversary as a market town in 1993. Hjørring is centrally located in a sparsely populated area and serves as an urban center for large parts of especially the western and centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
