Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek
Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is a museum in Copenhagen, which houses both ancient sculptures of the Mediterranean from Egypt, Rome and Greece as well as modern sculptures by Auguste Rodin and Edgar Degas. Danish and French paintings from the 19th and 20th century Impressionism and Post-Impressionism complete the collection.
History
The holdings date back to the art collection of the Danish industrialist Jacob Christian Jacobsen, whose son Carl Jacobsen donated the collection to the public in 1888. The name is derived from the name of the brewery - Carlsberg - with the additions New and Glyptothek, so Sculpture Collection. Jacobsen chose this name out of enthusiasm for the Glyptothek in Munich. For the collection, the building was erected on Dantes Plads in Copenhagen was designed by the architect Vilhelm Dahlerup and Hack Kampmann. Even today, the museum is financed by a mite, which will be added to each bottle of beer at the Carlsberg brewery. It is also supported by the Carlsberg Foundation.
For the centenary of the antiquities collection in 2006, the building was extensively renovated.
- Carl Jacobsen (1897-1914)
- Helge Jacobsen (1914-1925)
- Frederik Poulsen (1926-1943)
- Vagn Poulsen (1943-1970)
- Mogens Gjødesen (1970-1978)
- Flemming Johansen (1978-1998)
- Søren Dietz (1998-2001)
- Flemming Friborg (since 2002)
Gallery
L. Brandstrup: Founder Carl and Ottilia Jacobsen couple
Hall of Roman Sculptures: Pompey in the foreground
Herman Wilhelm Bissen: Sculpture of Paris
Edgar Degas: dancer
Édouard Manet: The Absinthe Drinker
Paul Gauguin: seashore
Auguste Rodin: The Thinker