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Hammershøi | 18. nov. 2011

Preparing the exhibition space

The photo shows a new doorway being created between the two exhibition rooms that will house Hammershøi and Europe – the photograph was taken on 11.11. 2011 at around 11.11. Now we begin to get a …

Hammershøi | 18. nov. 2011

Frederikke’s scrapbooks

Hammershøi’s mother, Frederikke, collected cuttings about her son’s career. We know of four scrapbooks full of reviews, sales lists and press cuttings about Hammershøi’s exhibitions, etc., and today …

Hammershøi | 18. nov. 2011

A crazy detail

This entry is a little like an arts quiz: we show a detail from a Hammershøi painting – and next week we will reveal the title of the painting. This is not, however, a quiz. Rather, we want to call …

Henriette’s palette for conserving Hammershøi works.
Hammershøi | 30. sep. 2011

Hammershøi at the conservator - part two

Conservator Henriette Heyn Olsen is examining and cleaning several of Hammershøi’s works in preparation for the 2012 exhibitions. Among other things, this work also offers her insight into …

Hammershøi | 23. sep. 2011

Hammershøi at the conservator

In recent months our resident conservator Henriette Heyn Olsen has closely inspected and conserved several of Hammershøi’s works from the Gallery’s collection. We will share her findings about …

Hammershøi | 16. sep. 2011

They’re just signs, aren’t they?...

Preparing the signs is an important part of getting an exhibition ready. As an absolute minimum visitors should be able to identify the works on display: Who created it? What is the title of the …

Notice board used for preparations
Hammershøi | 9. sep. 2011

Understatements?

For some weeks now my notice board has been home to a number of portraits – drawings, paintings, and photographs – by Hammershøi and fellow artists from his day.  These portraits are often close-ups …

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