ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum

ARoS Aarhus Art Museum is an art museum in the Danish city of Aarhus with an emphasis on contemporary art. It is one of the largest art museums in northern Europe. Through its roof installation, it is a striking eye -catcher of the city. The name is derived from Aros, the old name of the city, resulting in initial capitalization is an association with the Latin word for ARS Art.

ARoS is the first Danish art museum, which was opened outside Copenhagen. Since its founding in 1859, it is moved several times within the city.

History

1847 was found in the Danish city of Aarhus a community art interested citizens together who founded the Aarhus Art Museum in 1859. The museum was initially housed in a loft of just newly built Aarhus City Hall on Domkirkepladsen. Today is at this point the Kvindemuseet ( Women's Museum ). It was only in 1877 moved into the Kunstmuseum own premises, which the architect W. Th Walther had designed. 1891, the building was extended to plans by Vilhelm Dahlerup two side pavilions. 1967 was the next move in the Vennelystparken. The new home was created according to the architect CF Møller, who was also responsible for building the University of Aarhus.

Soon, the new building was no longer adequate to the ideas and the ambitious plans of the museum staff. The 125th anniversary of the Art Museum in 1984, the city council of Aarhus support for a new prospect, financially and materially in the form of the site next to the Concert Hall Aarhus building on the pulse of the city. Further support was the project at the royal family members, particularly Queen Margrethe II, Prince Henrik and Crown Prince Frederik, and in the form of a donation from the Carlsberg Foundation. In the architecture competition for the design of the new building 110 participants were present from all over the world. The decision was made in favor of local architects Schmidt, Hammer & Lassen, the ready set, the new building of 2003.

The official opening took place in the presence of the patron Margarethe II on 7 April 2004. To give the change in expression that the museum has evolved from a small provincial institution into an institution with international ambitions, the Aarhus Kunstmuseum was preceded by the name ARoS.

The building

The cube- shaped building with a floor area of 52 times 52 meters and a height of 43 meters contains a total area of ​​17,700 square meters, spread over nine floors. They are accessible by a spiral staircase tower or over the glass lift. In addition to exhibit space are among other things also an auditorium, a library, a cafe and a restaurant in the building. On the roof terrace, the most visible and accessible Your rainbow panorama is by Olafur Eliasson.

The Arts

At the museum's collections include paintings in 1100, 400 sculptures and installations, 200 videos and over 7000 drawings, photographs and graphics. For permanent exhibition includes the topics Golden Age and Modernism Danish artist for the period 1770 to 1930 and contemporary international art from 1980. Among the exhibits are among other characteristic works by Vilhelm Hammershøi, as well as works by Svend Wiig Hansen, Carsten Höller, Robert Jacobsen, Per Kirkeby, Arthur Køpcke, Peder Severin Krøyer and Bill Viola. Also known is the five -meter-high colossal sculpture Boy by Ron Mueck.

An integrated as an experimental zone Junior Museum aims to bring the arts and particularly children - making them comprehensible - in the literal sense.