Drachmann's House ( da, Drachmanns Hus), also known as Villa Pax, is one of the major houses of

Skagen Skagen () is Denmark's northernmost town, on the east coast of the Skagen Odde peninsula in the far north of Jutland, part of Frederikshavn Municipality in Nordjylland, north of Frederikshavn and northeast of Aalborg. The Port of Skagen is ...

, northern

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. Located on Hans Baghs Vej towards the western side of the town, it was built in 1829 and is now a museum. It is a

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dedicated to the writer and marine painter

Holger Drachmann Holger Henrik Herholdt Drachmann (9 October 1846 – 14 January 1908) was a Danish poet, dramatist and painter. He was a member of the Skagen artistic colony and became a figure of the Scandinavian Modern Breakthrough Movement. Early yea ...

who lived in the house from 1902 until his death in a sanatorium in

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in January 1908. Drachmann had regularly visited Skagen from 1871.

Collection

Drachmann's House opened to the public on 4 June 1911 with a collection consisting mainly of his oil paintings and sketchbooks but also pictures from other artists of the colony such as P.S. Krøyer,

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, and

Michael Ancher Michael Peter Ancher (9 June 1849 – 19 September 1927) was a Danish realist artist, and widely known for his paintings of fishermen, the lakes, and other scenes from the Danish fishing community in Skagen. Early life and education Michael ...

and his wife

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. An adjacent annex to the house previously showed a photographic exhibition about Drachmann. The house used to host a yearly "Drachmann evening" in which enthusiasts gathered together to hear readings, oral incites and music related to the writer's life and works , but the house now serves as a

historic house museum A historic house museum is a house of historic significance that has been transformed into a museum. Historic furnishings may be displayed in a way that reflects their original placement and usage in a home. Historic house museums are held to a ...

. The house was fully renovated in 2011. "Drachmanns Hus"
, Skagen-Tourist.dk. Retrieved 3 November 2013.. In 2014 it became a part of Skagens Kunstmuseer · Art Museums of Skagen alongside

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, the art museum and former residence of the painters

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and

Anna Ancher Anna Ancher (18 August 1859 – 15 April 1935) was a Danish artist associated with the Skagen Painters, an artist colony on the northern point of Jylland, Denmark. She is considered to be one of Denmark's greatest visual artists. Background Ann ...

References

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