Den Frie Udstillingsbygning
Exhibition venue for contemporary art in a wooden building by J. F. Willumsen (1898), directly opposite Østerport station in København.
Over het museum
Den Frie Udstilling was formed in 1891 as an alliance of artists who rebelled against the jurying of the spring exhibition at Charlottenborg; the founders included Johan Rohde, J. F. Willumsen, Vilhelm Hammershøi and Anne Marie Carl Nielsen. The model was the Paris Salon des Refusés. The first exhibitions took place in rented rooms and in a pavilion by Thorvald Bindesbøll at Rådhuspladsen.
In 1898 Willumsen himself designed a new exhibition building – as a timber construction following disputes with the municipal building authority. Because a cutting was dug for the railway, the building had to make way again in 1913 and was moved to its present site on Oslo Plads next to Østerport station. It has been listed since 1986; in 2002, the Pegasus reliefs, among other things, were restored.
The building still belongs to the artists' association Den Frie Udstilling, the oldest in Denmark, with a good 50 members. It shows changing exhibitions of contemporary art and has no collection of its own. In 2014, Café Pegasus and the exhibition space OSLO were added in the basement; in 2024 and 2025 the entrance area was restored.
Hoogtepunten
- Listed wooden exhibition building designed by the painter J. F. Willumsen
- Changing exhibitions of contemporary art
- Home of the oldest artists' association in Denmark (founded 1891)
- Pegasus reliefs on the façade
- Café Pegasus in the basement
- Free admission under 18
- Opgericht
- 1898
- Beheerder
- Den Frie Udstilling (Künstlervereinigung)
- Directie
- Marianne Torp
Toegangsprijzen & kortingen
| Volwassenen | 85 DKK |
|---|---|
| Met korting | 65 DKKSeniors, students |
| Kinderen & jongeren | gratisgratis t/m 17 jaar · Free admission under 18 |
| Senioren | 65 DKK |
| Mensen met een beperking | –begeleider gratis · Companions with a companion card (ledsagerkort) free. |
| Studenten | 65 DKK |
| Annual pass | 250 DKK |
| Annual pass with companion (+1) | 375 DKK |
| Annual pass students/seniors | 165 DKK |
Annual pass holders have free admission.
Toegankelijkheid
- Rolstoeltoegankelijk
- Lift
- Aangepast toilet
- Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
- Hulphonden welkom
- Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
- Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
- Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
- Audiodescriptie: geen informatie
Step-free access via the main entrance, elevators to all exhibition areas and accessible restrooms on every floor. Service dogs are welcome.
Kinderen & gezin
Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.
Bereikbaarheid & parkeren
Met het openbaar vervoer
Østerport St.
S-tog, regional trains and Metro M4 to Østerport; bus lines 1A and 15
Met de auto
Parking in the Nyboder neighborhood.
The building is located directly opposite Østerport station.
Route plannenService & horeca
- Café
Café Pegasus in the basement with food, coffee and wine, focusing on plant-based seasonal cuisine; table reservations online, groups of 8 or more people by arrangement.
Evenementen & zaalverhuur
- Ruimtes te huur
- Privéfeesten
- Zakelijke evenementen
The whole building or individual rooms can be rented for private and corporate events; floor plan as a PDF on the visitor page.
Aanvragen & details
