Frieboeshvile

About the museum

Frieboeshvile was built in 1756 as the summer residence of the Copenhagen apothecary August Gynther and was one of the first country houses built along the Kongevej near Kongens Lyngby. The property later passed to the Bodenhoff shipowner family; around 1800 the later General Frederik Caspar Conrad Frieboe and his wife Gertrud Cathrine, née Bodenhoff, used it as a summer home. Wallpapers with views of French ports date from their time, among other things.

The general's descendants left the furnishings largely unchanged, so the main hall still shows gilded pilasters and Rococo stucco ceilings as well as wallpapers and wall paintings from around 1800. Frieboe designated the estate a family entail; he and several of his descendants are buried in the park on a wooded hill, where his wife had already been laid to rest in 1814.

The Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune acquired the house in 1953, and in 1976 it was restored and opened as the municipality's cultural history museum. Today it houses the city archive (Stadsarkivet Frieboeshvile). The side rooms tell the history of the municipality, and on the upper floor the archive shows exhibitions on local history themes that change about every six months. Concerts are also held in the hall, featuring a fortepiano from 1792.

The park still has an 18th-century aviary, a 19th-century ice grotto and the remains of an avenue that once led to a landing stage on Lyngby Sø.

Highlights

• Original furnished 18th-century country house
• Hall with gilded pilasters and Rococo stucco ceilings
• Wallpapers with motifs of French ports from around 1800
• Permanent exhibition on the history of Lyngby-Taarbæk
• Changing local history exhibitions on the upper floor
• Park with aviary, ice grotto and the Frieboe family burial mound

Founded

1976

Operated by

Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune (Stadsarkivet)

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Admission is free.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops

The city archive regularly holds programs for children and families, such as historical workshops and Halloween and Christmas activities. The exhibitions are in Danish but are designed to be rich in images and light on text.

Getting there & parking

The house is located at the corner of Lyngby Hovedgade/Prinsessestien in Kongens Lyngby.

Amenities & dining

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Events & venue rental

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