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SMK – Statens Museum for Kunst

Museum4.6 · 6 5304.4 · 1 377≈ 2 hEntry: ~140 DKK566 m from the center

Denmark's national gallery and its largest art collection, spanning medieval painting to contemporary installations. Whole suites are devoted to the Danish Golden Age of painting — Eckersberg, Købke and Hammershøi — while European masters include Rubens, Rembrandt, Cranach and Matisse. The 19th-century building by Vilhelm Dahlerup was joined in 1998 by a light-filled extension opening onto the park.

Highlights

  • Danish Golden Age: Eckersberg, Købke, Hammershøi
  • Rubens, Rembrandt and Matisse in the European collection
  • 1998 extension with airy light halls
  • Under 18s enter free

Opening hours

MonClosed
Tue10:00 – 18:00
Wed10:00 – 20:00
Thu10:00 – 18:00
Fri10:00 – 18:00
Sat10:00 – 18:00
Sun10:00 – 18:00

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