Copenhagen - Museum of Applied Art København - Kunstindustrimuseet
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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.
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The house also has a garden which is open to visitors and has some notable sculptures, including "The Sea-horse" by Niels Skovgaard.
Bredgade leads into the esplanade to the north; on the left is the sailors' home, the Nyboder, built in the 17th and 18th C.
Address:
Kunstindustrimuseet / Museum of Decorative and Applied Art, Bredgade 68, DK-1260 Copenhagen, Denmark
Hours:
10am-4pm; Sun: 12pm-4pm; Wed: 10am-6pm; Sat: 12pm-4pm; Closed: Mon
Guides: Guided tour available as optional extra.
Facilities: Gift shop, Restaurant or food service
Transit: S-bane: Osterport; Bus: 1, 6, 9.
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