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The David Collection is an exclusive museum in the heart of Copenhagen. Here you can find one of the most comprehensive collections of Islamic art in the Western world, a fine selection of European 18th-century art and a smaller, but exquisite, representation of Danish early modern painting, sculpture and ceramics.
The David Collection showing Islamic world culture from the 7th to the 19th century has gathered Scandinavia’s largest collection of its kind. Get an insight into the Islamic countries’ art history, and immerse yourself in a world of highly detailed ornamentation, meticulous precision and tradition.
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The museum holds the largest collection of Islamic art in Scandinavia, and it stands among the most important in the western world. There are three permanent collections: the Collection of Islamic Art, the Collection of European 18th Century Art, and the Collection of Danish Early Modern Art. The Collection of Islamic Art is the museum's largest. I...
This collection is displayed in original period interiors of the 19th century, and it includes furniture and other decorative art from the 18th century. The David Collection also includes early modern art from Denmark in a fairly small group of paintings, sculptures, and ceramics made by Danish artists between c. 1880 and 1950. It includes works by...
The David Collection is part of the Parkmuseerne museum districtin and around King’s Garden. A ticket to Parkmuseerne gives you access to all six museums in one ticket. You can buy a ticket at any of the six museums.
Feb 25, 2022 · Inv. no. 29/2003. © The David Collection. The David Collection in Copenhagen, Denmark houses the most important collection of Islamic art in Scandinavia. The fine online curation of this stellar gathering of objects offers multiple intriguing pathways to explore the art history of the Islamic world. In this initial offering, we shine a light ...
Dec 31, 2006 · Cosmophilia: Islamic Art from the David Collection, Copenhagen. September 1–December 31, 2006. E-book | Catalogue | Audio Tour | David Collection Website | Teaching with Islamic Art | New York Times Review. Fragment of a Silk lampas, 14th century, Central Asia or China, silk and gilded paper lamella both spun around silk and woven flat, 228 x ...
Dec 1, 2006 · True: Much of the art of the Islamic world is made for practical use and challenges Western distinctions between fine art and design. Not true: All art of the Islamic world is religious; in...
