Kastrupgårdsamlingen

About the museum

The foundation was laid by the municipality of Tårnby in 1968: at the suggestion of the Amager art association, it began building an art collection with a focus on prints, which was later to become a museum. After the restoration of the Kastrupgård country house, the collection opened to the public in 1977, and two years later it received state recognition as a museum.

The main building goes back to Jacob Fortling, who, as a royal stonemason in the mid-18th century, quarried limestone from Saltholm and had a Rococo-style residence built near Kastrup. Of this first complex only the gatehouse survives; the house received its present yellow appearance after a fire under Ole Tønder Lange around 1800. Later a brewery and finally a nursery were part of the farm, before the municipality bought the property in 1957.

The museum grew step by step: in 1983 the south wing became an exhibition hall, in 1988 rooms in the main building were added, and in 2013 a comprehensive renovation with support from Realdania created new exhibition space in all four wings, a foyer and a café. Since 2025 the house has carried the addition "Museum for Moderne Grafisk Kunst."

The collection comprises about 7,000 graphic prints from the 20th century to the present, mostly by Danish and Nordic artists – woodcuts and linocuts, etchings and lithographs. Each year the museum shows several special exhibitions; in addition there is a historic printing press in the Krauserummet as well as paintings by Theodor Philipsen with motifs from Kastrup and Saltholm.

Highlights

• About 7,000 works of modern printmaking from Denmark and the Nordic countries
• Rococo country house Kastrupgård from the mid-18th century
• Historic Krause printing press from Leipzig with printing demonstrations
• Theodor Philipsen and the local history of Kastrup in the basement
• Free admission, public guided tour on the last Sunday of the month

Permanent exhibitions

• Den grafiske samling – Changing presentation from the museum's own collection of modern prints, currently featuring acquisitions of recent years; a media room explains the four major printing techniques on film.
• DET VI SER – Th. Philipsen i lokal sammenhæng – Exhibition in the basement that contrasts Theodor Philipsen's rural motifs of Kastrup and Saltholm with the industrial reality of the place at the time.
• Krauserummet – Room in the north wing around a printing press built in Leipzig in the 1870s, on which artists regularly demonstrate graphic techniques.

Founded

1977

Operated by

Tårnby Kommune

Director

Mette Sandhoff Mansa

Admission & discounts

Admission is free.

Free admission for all visitors; individual events may be paid.

Accessibility

• Partially wheelchair accessible
• Elevator
• Accessible restroom
• Accessible parking
• Service dogs welcome: no information
• Tactile models & exhibits: no information
• Sign language tours: no information
• Easy-to-read materials: no information
• Audio description: no information

Ramp from the outdoor area into the foyer; most exhibition rooms are accessible via ramps, lifts or an elevator. Accessible restroom on the first floor by the foyer. The local history collection in the basement and the print workshop are accessible only via stairs.

Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Activity booklet, scavenger hunt or kids’ audio guide
• Hands-on stations

On the first Saturday of the month from 12:00 to 15:00, a free creative workshop for families. To take along or download, there is a booklet on graphic techniques, a search for the "Amagerkatten" around the museum and a sculpture tour. In the café, a changing creative corner invites crafting.

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop
• Lockers

Small café in the listed gatehouse with a terrace and courtyard area. The shop has posters, catalogs, postcards and material for trying out graphic techniques. Lockers in limited number; bags are not allowed in the exhibitions.

Events & venue rental

The museum hasn’t published any information on this – please ask the museum directly.

Plan your visit