Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek

The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is an art museum at Dantes Plads 7 in central Copenhagen, Denmark, directly beside Tivoli Gardens and close to the Central Station and City Hall Square. It was founded in 1897 by the brewer Carl Jacobsen of the Carlsberg family, who donated his collection of sculpture and paintings to the public. The building combines a neoclassical Danish wing with a later extension by Henrik Kampmann and the central winter garden, a glass-domed hall filled with palm trees, ferns and a fountain that serves as a quiet retreat in any season. The collections are wide-ranging. The antiquities galleries hold one of the most significant assemblages of Egyptian, Greek, Roman and Etruscan art in northern Europe, including mummies, portrait busts of Roman emperors and a large group of Etruscan objects. The French and Danish galleries display works by Rodin, Degas, Monet, Gauguin and Cézanne, along with the Golden Age painters of Denmark and sculptors such as Thorvaldsen. A typical visit lasts one and a half to two hours, and the building is calm and walkable, with the winter garden a natural place to rest between galleries. A cafe in the garden and a rooftop terrace offer views of Tivoli and the city. The museum is quietest on weekday mornings and busiest on weekend afternoons and rainy days, when visitors from Tivoli stop in. On Tuesdays admission has traditionally been free in some years, and Thursday evenings stay open late, so it is worth checking the official website for the current schedule. The museum shop sells art books and gifts. The location makes it easy to combine with Tivoli and the National Museum.