SMK — National Gallery of Denmark
Copenhagen · founded 1896
Denmark’s national gallery began as the royal collection, opened to the public in 1827 and moved in 1896 to Vilhelm Dahlerup’s building beside Østergælden park. C. F. Møller added a glass-roofed sculpture street in 1998, joining the old building to a new wing for modern art. SMK has published much of its collection under open licences for anyone to use.
- Founded
- 1896Founded
- Admission
- FreeAdmission
- Daily opening hours
- Tue–SunDaily opening hours
What to see
SMK grew out of the royal collection and still shows it alongside the modern rooms. These are the works to find first.
The Danish Golden Age
Eckersberg and Købke, and the particular light Danish painters found in the 1830s.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The Rump collection
Matisse and the French moderns, given by Johannes Rump in 1928.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
Mantegna’s Christ as the Suffering Redeemer
Painted around 1495, and among the museum’s oldest treasures.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The sculpture street
The glass spine C. F. Møller built in 1998 to join the old building to the new.
On view at the museum
Krøyer and the Skagen painters
Summer light on the northern tip of Denmark.
At the museum · Public domain via Wikimedia Commons
The royal collection
What the Danish kings gathered before the museum was public.
At the museum · Photo by Leif Jørgensen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plan your visit
Hours
Tuesday to Sunday, Wednesday late, closed Monday. Confirm on smk.dk before you travel.
Getting there
Sølvgade 48–50, Copenhagen. Nørreport station, then a short walk.
On their own site
Open images live at open.smk.dk.
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