Museum for Papirkunst

Over het museum

The Museum for Papirkunst was founded by the internationally known psaligrapher (paper-cutting artist) Bit Vejle and opened on March 23, 2018 in Hune near Blokhus. It sees itself as the only specialist museum in the Nordic region devoted exclusively to art, crafts and design made of paper – from paper cutting to origami and découpage to paper sculpture.

The foundation-run museum comprises six galleries with a total of about 830 square meters. At its center is a core exhibition of works by Bit Vejle, which she has created over decades with embroidery scissors. It is complemented by changing exhibitions of international paper artists, a gallery with an original paper cut by H. C. Andersen, which changes every six months in cooperation with Museum Odense, and paper architecture by the Japanese artist Hiroko Momoi, who donated her works to the museum in 2025.

The museum sees itself as a place of calm and slow looking ("Slow Art"). The museum also has an open paper workshop where children and adults can cut and fold themselves, a café and a museum shop. Together with the firm BIG, the museum is planning a comprehensive renovation and expansion; models and sketches for it can be seen in Gallery 4.

Hoogtepunten

• Core exhibition "Med saksen som pensel" with paper cuts by Bit Vejle
• Original paper cut by H. C. Andersen (changing every six months, with Museum Odense)
• Installation "13:06": animated paper frieze to Shostakovich's Piano Trio No. 1
• Open paper workshop with silhouette cabinet
• Paper-Plane Airport and paper-boat harbor outdoors

Vaste collectie

• Med saksen som pensel – Core exhibition with a broad selection of paper cuts by Bit Vejle, whose motifs tell stories and invite reflection.
• H.C. Andersens papirklip – Gallery with an original paper cut by H. C. Andersen, which changes about every six months in cooperation with Museum Odense.
• At rejse er at leve – Paper architecture by the Japanese artist Hiroko Momoi in the kirigami tradition, inspired by Andersen's fairy tales.

Opgericht

2018

Directie

Britta Graae

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Online tickets via the web shop. Further discounts for members of DCU, Saxo Premium and art teachers' associations, among others. The museum shop is accessible without admission.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten: geen informatie
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Museum on one level without stairs; tables in the café and paper workshop are set up for wheelchair users. Pets are not allowed (rest area for dogs with water at the entrance); marked assistance dogs after prior registration by email.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

Children can borrow an activity case ("forbidden for adults") with games, magnifying glass and stencils free of charge. In the paper workshop, families can cut, fold and make silhouettes together; outside there is a paper-plane airport and a harbor for paper boats.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

Service & horeca

• Café
• Museumwinkel

Museum café (coffee, homemade cakes, chocolate marshmallow treats) Tue–Sun 10:00–15:00; museum shop with crafts, books and creative supplies, also as a web shop (paperartshop.dk).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

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

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