NY Carlsberg Glyptotek

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, in Copenhagen

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is the most important sculpture museum of Copenhagen, with a surprising architecture. The Copenhagen audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this museum with its rich antique and painting collections, preceded by a column surmounted by the statue of Dante, the immense Florentine poet author of the Divine Comedy and father of the Italian language, honoured here for the six hundredth anniversary of his death.

History

You arrive in front of an imposing building, surprising by its architecture, the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, the most important sculpture museum of the city, that also shelters paintings, notably by Monet. But before discovering it more closely, take a look at the great column erected in front, in the middle of the road. The statue that surmounts it represents Dante, this immense poet, writer, thinker and politician who left an indelible trace in History, notably thanks to his Divine Comedy, masterpiece of literature. This Italian, native of Florence, is also considered the father of the Italian language: he chose to write his work in Tuscan rather than in Latin, and the great writers who followed him did the same, laying the foundations of the Italian of today. Dante was also a man very committed to the politics of the Republic of Florence and its conflicts, which earned him successes but also a death sentence and an exile, preventing him from returning to Florence until his death of malaria, in 1321. The column was erected on the occasion of the six hundredth anniversary of this death.

What to see

Here you discover the most important sculpture museum of Copenhagen, with a surprising architecture, rich in antique collections and paintings, notably by Monet; in front of it, a column bears the statue of Dante, father of the Italian language and author of the Divine Comedy, erected for the six hundredth anniversary of his death. The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an artistic treasure of Copenhagen. It is a fine stop, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek lies on the Dantes Plads, in the centre of Copenhagen, near the Tivoli Gardens, reachable on foot. The access and the hours follow the conditions in force, which vary. It is best to enquire before coming.

What to see at the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek of Copenhagen?

It is the most important sculpture museum of the city, with a surprising architecture, that shelters rich antique collections and paintings, notably by Monet; in front of the building, a column bears the statue of Dante, immense Florentine poet author of the Divine Comedy and father of the Italian language, erected for the six hundredth anniversary of his death in 1321.

Where is the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen?

On the Dantes Plads, in the centre of Copenhagen, near the Tivoli Gardens, in Denmark.