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The David Collection ( Danish: Davids Samling) is a museum of fine and applied art in Copenhagen, Denmark, built around the private collections of lawyer, businessman and art collector C. L. David. The building at Kronprinsessegade 30 which houses the museum used to be the private home of the founder and was originally bought in 1810 by his ...
The collection is wide-ranging in scope: From European 18th-century furniture and crafts to more recent Danish art, including works by Vilhelm Hammershøi and J.F. Willumsen – and more than 1,000 years of world-class Islamic art from the 600s to the 1800s. Read more on the museum website. Exhibitions at the David Collection.
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 Theodor Philipsen, Jens Ferdinand Willumsen, L. A. Ring, Peter Hansen, and 11 works by Vilhelm Hammershøi.
Jan 19, 2015 · from. $156.79. per adult. The area. Kronprinsessegade 30, Copenhagen 1306 Denmark. Neighborhood: Indre By (Inner City) This is the heart of old town Copenhagen, with its blend of charming old buildings and bold new architecture, broad avenues and tiny streets as well as picturesque canals and a modern harbor. The inner city is home to the Royal ...
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The David Collection is situated right by Kings Garden and close to both Kongens Nytorv and Nørreport in Copenhagen. It is therefore easy to get to the museum via public transportation just as it is a nice walk or bike ride from most of the central Copenhagen. Train: take the S-train or regional train to Nørreport or Østerport Station.
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PHOTOGRAPH BY Public Domain. The David Collection is housed in the former home of Christian Ludvig David, a Danish lawyer and businessman, whose generosity resulted in a museum that is free for all to visit. Born in Copenhagen in 1878, CL David was an attorney at law and quickly rose to prominence to try cases at the Danish Supreme Court.
The David Collection (Davids Samling) is an art museum in Copenhagen that is housed in a neoclassical building opposite the Rosenborg castle gardens. The museum of the David Collection holds and displays art and crafts from 18th-century Europe, from the Danish Golden Age, modern Danish art, and one of the most important collections of Islamic ...
