Copenhagen - Museum of Applied Art

(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, 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.