Fuglsang Art Museum ( da, Fuglsang Kunstmuseum) is an art museum set in rural surroundings in
Guldborgsund Municipality on the island of
Lolland
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. It is part of the
Fuglsang Cultural Centre. The museum features Danish art with an emphasis on artists and motifs of local
provenance
Provenance (from the French ''provenir'', 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody or location of a historical object. The term was originally mostly used in relation to works of art but is now used in similar senses i ...
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The museum is located in a purpose-built building, designed by
Tony Fretton
Tony Fretton (born 17 January 1945) is a British architect known for his residential and public gallery buildings, as well as other British and international design work. He graduated from the Architectural Association (AA) and worked for vario ...
. Noted for its integration with the surrounding architecture and landscape, the museum building won a
2009 RIBA European Award and was short-listed for the
Stirling Prize
The Royal Institute of British Architects Stirling Prize is a British prize for excellence in architecture. It is named after the architect James Stirling, organised and awarded annually by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The S ...
the same year.
History
An architecture competition for the design of a building was won by Tony Fretton in May 2005. Construction started in August 2006 and the museum was inaugurated in January 2008.
Building
The Fuglsang Art Museum is located in a whitewashed, modernistic building, designed to fit into the existing architecture of the Fuglsang estate and the surrounding landscape.
The galleries are arranged around a long corridor which itself serves as a significant exhibition space. At the end of the corridor is a small room with three large windows, one of which is slightly offset from the axis and visible from the corridor. With no artworks displayed, it is entirely dedicated to contemplation and viewing of the exterior landscape.
On one side of the corridor are fairly small galleries with gold ornaments inspired by the architecture of the adjoining
Fuglsang manor house. These are dedicated to smaller scale works. On the other side of the corridor are larger
toplit galleries.
Collections
The museum houses a notable collection of Danish art ranging from the end of the 18th century to the current day and includes paintings, sculptures and sketches. The collection has an emphasis on local artists and motifs.
Paintings
The museum holds approximately 500 paintings, with a few dating from the late 18th century and the
Danish Golden Age
The Danish Golden Age ( da, Den danske guldalder) covers a period of exceptional creative production in Denmark, especially during the first half of the 19th century.Kulturnet DanmarkGuide to the Danish Golden Age Although Copenhagen had suffered ...
during the first half of the 19th century, while the main focus of the collection is on paintings from around 1900. Represented are important Danish artists like the
Skagen Painters, the
Fynboerne
The Funen Painters or ''Fynboerne'' were a loose group of Danish artists who formed an art colony on the island of Funen at the very beginning of the 20th century. They were strongly influenced by Kristian Zahrtmann who taught at the Artists Stu ...
,
Theodor Philipsen
Theodor Esbern Philipsen (10 June 18403 March 1920) was a Danish painter of Jewish ancestry; known for landscapes and animal portraits. He also did small figures in wax and clay.
Biography
Theodor Philipsen was born at Copenhagen to a cultured me ...
,
L. A. Ring
Laurits Andersen Ring (; 15 August 1854 – 10 September 1933) was one of the foremost Danish painters of the turn of the 20th century, who pioneered both symbolism and social realism in Denmark. Considered one of the masterpieces of Danish culture ...
,
Oluf Hartmann
Oluf Hartmann (16 February 1879 – 16 January 1910) was a Danish painter. Trained at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen, he showed his works at important exhibitions in the 1900s.
Career
Hartmann was born in the house Carlsm ...
and
Vilhelm Hammershøi
Vilhelm Hammershøi (), often anglicised as Vilhelm Hammershoi (15 May 186413 February 1916), was a Danish painter. He is known for his poetic, subdued portraits and interiors.Souren Melikian,Hammershoi's decade of brilliance, before banality set ...
.
Sculpture
The collection features around 199 sculptures, dating from the late 19th century to 1950. The main emphasis is on the period 1930-50.
Works on paper
The museum's extensive collection of
drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art in which an artist uses instruments to mark paper or other two-dimensional surface. Drawing instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, various kinds of paints, inked brushes, colored pencils, crayons, ...
s,
watercolour
Watercolor (American English) or watercolour (British English; see spelling differences), also ''aquarelle'' (; from Italian diminutive of Latin ''aqua'' "water"), is a painting method”Watercolor may be as old as art itself, going back to t ...
s and particularly graphic works are mainly from the 20th century.
Exhibitions and other activities
Fuglsang Art Museum has regular shows of its works and arranges several special exhibitions annually. Moreover, the shows and special exhibitions are complemented with a diverse programme of arrangements and presentations. There is also an interdisciplinary school service attached to the museum.
References
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Art museums and galleries in Denmark
Art museums established in 2008
Buildings and structures in Guldborgsund Municipality
2008 establishments in Denmark
Museums in Region Zealand
Lolland
Tourist attractions in Region Zealand