The Hans Christian Andersen Museum or H.C. Andersens Odense, is a set of museums/buildings dedicated to the famous author

Hans Christian Andersen Hans Christian Andersen ( , ; 2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, he is best remembered for his literary fairy tales. Andersen's fairy tales, consisti ...

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, some of which, at various times in history, have functioned as the main Odense-based museum on the author. They variously comprise: the H.C. Andersen Museum (existing museum), the H.C. Andersen Birthplace (original museum), the H.C. Andersen Childhood Home and even Møntergården (city museum). A new installation called ''House of Fairytales'' (called New H.C. Andersen Museum) is planned to open in late 2020. They are administered and managed by Odense City Museums, a department of the Odense Municipality.

''H.C. Andersen's Birthplace''

The birthplace ( da, H.C. Andersen's Hus) is located in the building which is thought his birthplace (not conclusively confirmed), a small yellow house on the corner of 45 Hans Jensens Stræde and Bangs Boder street in the old town. In 1908, the house was reopened as the H.C. Andersen Museum. It documents his life from his childhood years as the son of a shoemaker to his schooling, career as an author, and later life, with artifacts providing an insight into his acquaintances and adventures. The birthplace is also known as H.C. Andersen's House, after the plaque at the front door da, H.C. Andersen's Hus.

''H.C. Andersen's Childhood Home''

Andersen's childhood home ( da, H.C. Andersens Barndomshjem) is at 3-5 Munkemøllestræde, not far from the cathedral. He lived in the little half-timbered house from the age of two until he was 14. Opened as a museum in 1930, the house contains an exhibition of the cobbling tools used by his father and other items based on Andersen's own descriptions.

''H.C. Andersen Museum''

The museum is located at 11 Claus Bergs Gade, and comprises exhibits and collections from Andersen's works and life.

Planned ''House of Fairytales''

In 2016, it was announced that Japanese architect,

Kengo Kuma is a Japanese architect and professor in the Department of Architecture (Graduate School of Engineering) at the University of Tokyo. Frequently compared to contemporaries Shigeru Ban and Kazuyo Sejima, Kuma is also noted for his prolific writings ...

, and museum design consultancy,

Event Communications Event Communications, or Event, is one of Europe's longest-established and largest museum and visitor attraction design firms; it is headquartered in London. History The firm was founded in 1986 by businesswoman Celestine ("Cel") Phelan and des ...

, had won an international competition to design a new ''House of Fairytales'' concept for the Hans Christian Andersen Museum (also called the New Hans Christian Andersen Museum). Kuma's designs revolve around "a series of cylindrical volumes with glass and latticed timber facades, and scooped green roofs". Event Communications said that the museum would follow an "immersive theatre" that "taps into a fundamental aspect of fairytales – they are journeys where the line between the everyday and the transformative is blurred". The project is being managed by Odense City Museums and plans are for it to open in late 2020.

Gallery

File:HansChristianAndersen House.jpg, Birthplace and original museum
(45 Hans Jensens Stræde) File:Denmark-odense-hans christian andersen-childhood home.jpg, Childhood Home
(3-5 Munkemøllestræde) File:Andersen Museum.jpg, Current museum, rear view
(11 Claus Bergs Gade)

References

External links

Odense City MuseumsInterview with Kengo Kuma: The New Hans Christian Andersen Museum
House of Fairytales, Odense City Museums, Denmark {{authority control Museums in Odense Hans Christian Andersen Museums established in 1908 1908 establishments in Denmark Andersen, Hans Christian