Hirschsprung Collection

The Hirschsprung Collection (Den Hirschsprungske Samling) grew from the private collection of Heinrich Hirschsprung, a tobacco manufacturer and patron of the arts who began acquiring works in 1865. Almost four decades later, in 1902, he donated his collection to the Danish state, and it remains a state museum today.

The collection is devoted to Danish art of the 19th and early 20th century. Its emphasis is on the Danish Golden Age, from 1800 to 1850, and the Skagen Painters and other artists of the Modern Breakthrough are also well represented. It suits visitors who want a focused look at Danish painting from this period.

The works are displayed in a purpose-built Neoclassical building designed by Hermann Baagøe Storck and completed in 1911, now a listed monument. It stands on Stockholmsgade in the parkland of Østre Anlæg, close to the Danish National Gallery, and receives around 21,000 visitors a year.