Horsens Kunstmuseum

Over het museum

The roots of the art museum go back to 1906: the Museum Association of Horsens, founded then, stipulated that the new Horsens Museum should have a department for more recent Danish painting and sculpture. Over decades a collection emerged with works of the Golden Age such as P. C. Skovgaard and J. Th. Lundbye as well as L. A. Ring, J. F. Willumsen, and Egill Jacobsen.

In 1984 the art department moved from the museum building on Sundvej into the pavilion Lunden, whose foundation stone the Citizens' Shooting Guild had laid in 1843, and became an independent, state-recognized art museum. Claus Hagedorn-Olsen has long been its director. Extensions in 1992 (foyer, café, library, exhibition rooms), 2006 (large exhibition hall), and 2017 (Kvium hall and storage) turned the old pavilion into a modern white-cube museum.

With independence, the collection strategy changed: instead of individual works by many artists, the museum acquires extensive groups of works by a few positions, beginning with the young generation of painters of the 1980s. The focal points include Michael Kvium, Erik A. Frandsen, Nina Sten-Knudsen, Lars Nørgård, and Christian Lemmerz, later also Cathrine Raben Davidsen, Anne Marie Ploug, and Emil Westman Hertz. Art is also shown in the surrounding park. Today the house belongs to Museum Horsens, which also includes the cultural-history Horsens Museum on Sundvej.

Hoogtepunten

• Largest collection of works by Michael Kvium in its own Kvium hall
• Extensive groups of works by Erik A. Frandsen, Nina Sten-Knudsen, and Christian Lemmerz
• On permanent display: Bjørn Nørgaard's "Jeg gik mig over sø og land" and Katja Bjørn's video work "På den anden side"
• Sculptures in the park Caroline Amalie Lund
• Café Ella

Vaste collectie

• Michael Kvium i Horsens Kunstmuseums samling – Changing selection from the museum's large Kvium collection in the Kvium hall opened in 2017, including major works from the 1990s.
• Horsens Kunstmuseum samlingen – Broad selection from the collection of Danish contemporary art since the 1980s with large groups of works by individual artists.

Opgericht

1984

Beheerder

Museum Horsens (Horsens Kommune)

Directie

Claus Hagedorn-Olsen

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Guided tours for groups DKK 500 on weekdays, DKK 600 on weekends and after 16:00 (plus admission); outside opening hours for 20 or more people DKK 2,600 including admission. Public guided tours are included in 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

Fully wheelchair-accessible with a ramp, elevator, and accessible restroom. Loaner wheelchair and folding stools for people with walking difficulties available; assistance dogs welcome.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Kinderwagenvriendelijk

The museum explicitly sees itself as a place for families; leaflets, trail maps, and other material for children and adults are regularly available. Strollers may be brought along; artworks must not be touched.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Restaurant: niet aanwezig
• Garderobe
• Kluisjes

Café Ella (Tue–Sun 11:00–16:30, last order 15:30) is accessible without museum admission; table reservation recommended. Backpacks, umbrellas, and large bags go into lockable compartments at the coatroom. Your own food and drinks are not allowed in the museum; groups can use tables for a packed snack by arrangement.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

Het museum heeft hierover geen informatie gepubliceerd – vraag het rechtstreeks na bij het museum.

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