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Museum of Applied Art Description

(Local Name: København - Kunstindustrimuseet) A Roccoco building near St Ansgar's Church, built in the 18th C. by Niels Eigtved and Lauritz de Thurah, houses the Museum of Applied Art (Kunstindustrimuseet) in Copenhagen. The museum was founded in 1890 by the Ny Carlsberg Foundation and has been here since 1926. The collections comprise European applied art from the Middle Ages to the present day, together with objects from China and Japan. The emphasis is on domestic furnishings and household items - carpets, porcelain, ceramics, Danish silver, glass, textiles and jewellery; modern Danish design is also represented.

The house also has a garden which is open to visitors and has some notable sculptures,

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Hobbies & Activities category: Decorative arts display; Furniture display; Paintings, art collections; Garden or botanic display; Glass, porcelain, pottery exhibit; Gold, silver, metalworking exhibit; Standalone sculpture, statue or fountain

Address

Kunstindustrimuseet / Museum of Decorative and Applied Art
Bredgade 68
DK-1260 Copenhagen
Denmark

http://www.kunstindustrimuseet.dk

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