Danish Jewish Museum
The Danish Jewish Museum (
History
At the turn of the seventeenth century,
Concept
The Museum is the first official museum in
Along with diversity, another theme explored in the museum is inclusiveness: the Danes including Jews in everyday society; the Jewish community opening up to the surrounding society; and consequently the museum reaching out to non-Jewish Danes and non-Jewish foreigners [4] The museum's board had to take into consideration the level of knowledge possessed by the target audience.[4] In particular, they had to find a balance between celebrated events, such as the Rescue of the Danish Jews in October 1943, and less familiar ones.
Design
The space's evolving function influenced Libeskind's design. The museum's layout incorporates a pedestrian walk between the new and old libraries, outdoor summer seating for a café, and intimate conversation spaces at the ground level of the entrance. The whole building is organized as a series of planes, each corresponding to a particular field of religious discourse. Together, the planes, named Exodus, Wilderness, The Giving of the Law, and The Promised Land, carve interior corridors of fractured passageways and slanted floors.
Content
Most of the items on display come from either the Royal Library's Judaica collection or are on loan from the Jewish Community in Copenhagen, Mosaiske Trossamfund.[7]
Awards
- American Architect Award, 2005
References
- ^ Arcspace, Daniel Libeskind – Danish Jewish Museum, archived from the original on 2010-10-12, retrieved 2008-07-21
- ^ Studio Daniel Libeskind, Studio Daniel Libeskind: Danish Jewish Museum, archived from the original on 2008-08-28, retrieved 2008-07-21
- ISBN 978-1-84545-577-4.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-84545-577-4.
- ^ Sherwood, Seth (June 12, 2005), "Copenhagen", The New York Times[permanent dead link]
- ^ The Danish Jewish Museum, Danish Jewish Museum: Architecture, archived from the original on 2007-10-07, retrieved 2008-07-21
- ^ Tracy, Tom (9 July 2004). "Denmark's Jewish Treasures: Museum Explores Danish-Jewish Legacy, Traditions". Sun Sentinel. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-07-27.