Enter an art museum

One of my favourite art museums in Copenhagen is the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek where the beer magnate I.C. Jacobsen poured money and culture back to society. The permanent exhibition of classical sculptures and the excellent selection of paintings by French masters can be enjoyed again and again. And on Sundays it's free.

The Reformation

Just opposite Vor Frue Kirke (Church of Our Lady) in Copenhagen is this monument to commemorate the Danish Reformation in 1536. It was made by Danish sculptor Max Andersen (1892-1972) and raised by Copenhagen Commune in 1943.

Valkyrie

The Norwegian-Danish sculptor, Stephan Abel Sinding, created this extraordinary sculpture in 1910 and today it stands in Churchillparken.

Many of the Sinding's sculptures are credited to Realism but together with Danish sculptor Niels Hansen Jacobsen, among others, is considered much more in the style of Symbolism. An example of his Symbolic work is his sculpture Valkyrjen (The Valkyrie.

In Norse mythology, a valkyrie is one of a host of female figures who decides who falls and dies in battle. The valkyries bring their chosen to the afterlife hall of the slain, Valhalla, ruled over by the god Odin.

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A Big Golf Club?

Outside the DR's HQ in Ørestad in Copenhagen this steel sculpture resides, drawing quite a lot of curious people to it. The steel egg with an 18 meter high antenna is made by the German art group Inges Idee and is called Reciever. DR (Denmark's Radio) is the Danish public radio and television network.

A Beheading in the Streets of Copenhagen

The third mystery sculpture in a few meters in Ørestad in Copenhagen is this one of a head-less man with a knife in one hand and his head in the other. And then he appears to be standing in bow of a ship. The sculpture is made by Harvey Martin and is called Fremad (Danish for Forward) and is supposed to be Perseus beheading himself instead of Medusa.

Not an Art-lover?

Public art in Copenhagen is not always appreciated by the public, as this photo shows. The garbage can might be considered funny by some, but who in their right mind would think that the graffiti tags are OK? That is just plain vandalism.

In the Frame

When photographing at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen, it's possibly to use the columns in the upper floor of the atrium at the entrance as a way to frame some of the beautiful sculptures placed there.

Two Women

The works of art at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen represents almost all art forms and many periods, as these two of different women suggests.

Good from a Distance

Some of the art at the National Museum of Art in Copenhagen can be a bit difficult to photograph as a whole, if the only lens you're bringing is a 105mm macro lens. But in the nice big atrium at the entrance, distance is no problem.

A Stare

When photographing sculptures you can always opt for a shot of the whole one, but I like to go for details as well, capturing something different than normal. This is one example of that. I like the stare on the statue from the Danish National Museum of Art in Copenhagen and the blur of a female in the background.

Where have you been hiding?

Of the around 40 Happy Xmas Trees this one eluded me for weeks, and then suddenly there it was, just outside Copenhagen Central Station and next to the Freedom Monument (Frihedsstøtten). The Xmas Tree was made by Jens Galschiøt and it was supposed to be at the Copenhagen Airport. I have no clue as to why they moved it here, but maybe it would scare the passengers too much.

A Statesman

Carl Christian Hall was Council President of Denmark and Foreign Minister in one of the more tubulent periods in the 1800's, the time between the two wars between Denmark and Schleswig-Holstein in 1847-1850 and 1864 He tried to keep the German influence out of the area but ultimately failed, Schleswig-Holstein went to Prussia under Bismarck after the defeat in 1864. The statue of him is found in the park Søndermarken in Copenhagen.

Hatching an Egg of Ice

In Tivoli a Chinese couple makes sculptures of ice every day until Christmas, while the guests can watch the progress. With temperatures below freezing in Copenhagen, this is the ideal climate for this sort of art.