- Address: Gl Strandvej 13, 3050 Humlebæk, Denmark
- Phone: +45 49 19 07 19
- Website: www.louisiana.dk
- Opening hours: Tuesday-Friday from 11.00 to 22.00, Saturday-Sunday until 18.00, Monday - closed
- The cost of visiting: adult ticket - 115 DKK, children under 18 years - free of charge
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, or Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, in Denmark is named for the three wives of Bruno Alexander, whose name was Louise. The museum building is a landmark of classical Danish architecture. Louisiana is included in the book by Schulz Patricia "1000 places to visit" and is located in the hundred most popular and visited museums in the world. Modern art can be loved, you can not not love, but it will not leave anyone indifferent. Therefore, if you are in Denmark , be sure to visit this museum.
A little about the building of the museum
The museum began to be built in 1958, for more than 50 years the building was rebuilt, changed, and new rooms were added. The art was changing - the museum was changing. If initially the building was a small villa with low ceilings and small halls for expositions, now, in connection with the development of architecture, design and new directions in the visual arts, the museum itself has changed.
At the moment the Louisiana Museum, located not far from Copenhagen , is arranged to go around it in a circle, descending and climbing the stairs, passing glass, filled with light, corridors. Each part of the building has its own exit to the park by the sea and to the restaurant with a terrace. In the park there is a huge collection of modern sculptures, all of them are arranged in such a way that each sculpture belongs to a certain hall with the exhibition and was visible through the glass wall of the museum. Some of the major works of Alberto Giacometti, Henry Moore, Max Ernst, are in the park, closer to trees and water, symbolizing unity with nature.
Today it is a new type of museum in Copenhagen , which perfectly combines its own collection of works, has constantly changing exhibitions, actively works with the public. Under one roof of this museum with graphics, painting, sculpture, cinema, videoart, music, literature are combined, maximally expanding the audience of their fans. For many years, festivals, concerts of modern music have been held in Louisiana, films are shown, performances are staged, meetings, seminars and discussions are held. Of course, fine arts remain a priority in the museum, but the expansion of attention to other areas of our time gives many advantages to this type of museums.
Expositions
The museum has the richest exhibition of contemporary art, works by artists of the 1960s by Mario Merz, Sol Levit, artists of the 1970s by Josef Boise, Gerhard Richter, artists of the 1980s by Armand, Jean Tangli, fine works of pop art from Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg. There is also a separate room for installations by 1990 artists Pipilotta Rist and Mike Kelly. In 1994, a separate wing for children's art was built, here you can see materials for creativity, stationery, so that parents with their children also touched the beautiful and created their masterpiece. On Fridays and on weekends in the wing there are lessons for children and special courses for teachers and teachers of schools.
What else to see?
Look in the cafe at the Museum of Louisiana, there is a beautiful panoramic view from the terrace to the Sound Bay. Modern Danish cuisine , cooking only from fresh products, every week a new menu - these are the features of this cafe. For those who are not too hungry, there is a buffet with sandwiches from home-made bread and meat cut. Lunch costs approximately 129 kr (17 euros) for an adult and 64 kr (9 euros) for children under 12 years old.
"Louisiana Boutique" is Denmark's leading design store with an emphasis on Danish and Scandinavian styles. In the store you will always find a diverse choice of products to your liking. There are designer dishes, kitchen utensils, accessories, funny handmade toys. Part of the store is devoted to books on art and design, there are also presented for sale rare photos of modern architecture, design and fashion. Collectibles, such as handmade cards, original graphics, former parts of the museum's expositions, can also be bought at the boutique. If you want something original and memorable from traveling in Denmark, here you can order any work for a relatively small fee. The shop is open on weekdays from 9-00 to 12-00.
Still pay attention to the access to the sea from the museum park. The park from the sea is separated by a fence and has a gate to the exit, but if you go outside, you will not go back to the park, because this is not provided. This is written on the fence near the gate.
How to get there?
You can get to the museum either by public transport or by taking a car for rent - the choice is yours:
- By car. The museum is located 35 km north of Copenhagen and 10 km south of Elsinore - the E47 / E55 highway, you can also go along the coast of Zund.
- By train. With DSB Sound / Kystbanen the trip takes about 35 minutes from Copenhagen Central Station and 10 minutes from Elsinore. Humlebæk station is 10 minutes walk from the museum.
- By bus. Bus 388 to Humlebaek Strandvej.
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