Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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In this nice building there was the risk of being distracted by the rich collection and not noticing the building.

That doesn’t happen, because both the entrance and exit are done through the main lobby, where the architectural details are more remarkable.

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Two attractions in the Glyptotec: The building and the collection.

An easy to see and interesting collection, because it is not too big, but includes many of the biggest names of European art, in painting and sculpture, and the display is well conceived

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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is situated by Tivoli and within walking distance from Central Station. It is an art Museum which covers several periods, such as Ancient Egypt, Roman Empire, Danish and French art from the 18th and 19th centuries. This Museum was founded in 1888 by beer baron Carl Jacobsen and has been recently renovated.

I enjoyed my time here. My favourite part of the Museum was the one dedicated to Egypt. The Museum has a lot of pieces about this civilization, which range from mummies to some paintings and sculptures. Some of my favourite photos from Copenhagen were shot inside this Museum, namely the main photo of this tip and also the one that shows some photos of women dressed in typical customs.

We visited on a Sunday, and there were a lot of people around, since the entrance is free of charge on Sundays (actually it was freezing cold outside and raining and the Museum was an excellent choice). Also, you may photograph at ease as long as you don't use flash.

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Next to Tivoli there's a great oasis of plants and historical information which should not be missed.

Glyptotek is an art museum which has a lot of halls displaying sculptures and paintings from different era. These include French, Danish and other European painters as well as items from Egypt, the Near East, the Mediterranean and Imperial Rome. It is Carl Jacobsen's private collection, and pretty massive if you ask me - there are more than 10,000 pieces in it! The word "glyptotek" actually means collection of sculptures or something like that. In the middle of the place there's a hall in which concerts are held and there's also a winter garden which is magnificent. If you want to go through the whole place, I suggest you reserve a fair amount of time!

The admission fee for adults is DKK 60 and kids under the age of 18 get in for free. Sundays are free for all, however!

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After the excesses of Saturday Night/Sunday Mornings in the city centre you will find that most bars don't open until later on Sundays (that is if they open at all!!) and so this is when the Glyptotek comes in handy as a means of combining a bit of culture with a Sunday morning beer!!

The Glyptotek (which means a collection of sculpture) is one of the many bequests to Copenhagen from the Carlsberg brewer Carl Jacobsen and his wife Ottilia who, in addition to being patrons of many 19th century Danish and French artists (including Rodin), were collectors of Ancient Mediterranean and Egyptian artworks. The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek was completed in 1908 consisting of the 2 original buildings, housing respectively the ancient and modern collections and linked by the Winter Garden. In 1996 a further building, designed by the Danish architect Henning Larsen, was added to house the French Collection of paintings and sculpture, which is considered to be the finest outside France with particular representation of The Impressionists and Post-impressionists including Manet, Monet, Degas, Cezanne and particularly Gaugin who has more than 40 of his works housed here.

The Winter Garden, which links the buildings, is an airily light central space housing a mini-greenhouse of tropical plants as well as the Cafe Glyptotek which is open at the same times as the museum providing a range of light lunches, snacks and beverages - including, of course, a couple of the Carlsberg products themselves (tho' unfortunately, unlike the Carlsberg Brewery, NOT included in the admission price).

The museum is open year round on Tuesdays to Sundays (closed Mondays and certain holidays) from 10am until 4pm and has a standard entrance fee of 50 DKK but is FREE on Sundays.

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We found that we were able to see a lot of Copenhagen in the two days we were there.
It was easy to walk to the different places in downtown. It's very compact.
This private art collection was housed in a beautiful building. We especially enjoyed the winter garden area. The colors were so brilliant and the architecture was inviting. The largest collection of ancient art and sculptures in Europe is housed here.
A great place to see more of Copenhagen.

Built at the end of the nineteenth century this place is very much a world-class gallery. The building itself is worth seeing for it's own sake and resembles a sub-tropical greenhouse rather than any common or garden art gallery. It is this central courtyard that people tend to remember.

Within a collection of over 10,000 pictures and sculptures is a collection of impressionist paintings that is as good as anywhere else on the planet. Most of those painting are housed within a much more clinical type annex building.

The gallery has a 50 kr price tag, which is very reasonable in view of the quality of the exhibits, but also opens it's doors for free on Sundays.

My three year old did make a point of explaining to one of the staff that the gallery was defficient in it's collection. As he so wisely said, the gallery was not good as it lacked pictures of 'Postman Pat'. I can see his point. Great curators must make difficult decisions....Pre-raphelites, impressionists, modern, post-modern, medieval , renaissance, Postman Pat...

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The New Carlsberg Glyptotek is a must see if you have the time and interest in arts. Its was founded as a private arts collection by brewer Carl Jacobsen and wife Ottilia and donated to the public in 1888-99. And .....yes when you order your Carlsberg around the world some of your money end up here. So with all the beer you drink you can also imagnie how cool the collection of art is here. The buildings was made to house the collection and is something on its own to see.
It has just been rebuild from the inside in the most beautiful way and are now all ready (june 2006) for visitors.
The ancient arts collection is the largest in northern europe and I just love to go to the Egypt part where its made like you are going down a burial chamber. Something els you can if you like meet alot of arts students here as they practise the art of drawing.

Admission 50 kroner, Wednesday and Sunday free.