Munkeruphus
Munkerup House | |
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Munkeruphus | |
General information | |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
Location | Dronningmølle, Denmark |
Country | Denmark |
Coordinates | 56°6′34.21″N 12°21′55.75″E / 56.1095028°N 12.3654861°E |
Completed | 1916 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Terkel Hjejle and Niels Rosenkjær |
Munkeruphus (literally "Munkerup House") is a former
History
Munkeruphus was built in 1916 for civil engineer Frederik Raaschou and his family by the two young architects Terkel Hjejle and Niels Rosenkjær.
In 1958 it was acquired by artist and designer Gunnar Aagaard Andersen and his wife. Aagaard had previously lived in France from 1946 to 1951 where he had co-founded Groupe Espace, a collaborative between artists and architects who worked with spatial art,[1] and he made it the centre of an active artistic environment with many visiting colegees visiting from abroad.
In 1986 it was purchased by the
Architecture
Munkeruphus was designed with inspiration from the
Park
Set back from the coastal road between Hornbæk and Gilleleje, at the end of an unpaved driveway, the house is on a 16-hectare lot which consists of parkland with lawns, winding paths and many mature trees. The rear slopes reach all the way to the sandy beaches along the Øresund and the park affords views of Nakkehoved and Hornbæk along the coast as well as Sweden on the other side of the water. There are also a number of outdoor sculptures on the premises.
Munkeruphus today
Munkeruphus is operated as a self-owning institution. It plays host to 5–6 exhibitions a year about art, crafts, design, architecture or other themes. It also serves as a venue for lectures and indoor as well as outdoor concerts. There is also a café which serves light lunch meals, cakes and hot and cold drinks in the ground floor of the rear wing.
See also
References
- ^ "Gunnar Aagaard Andersen". kunstonline.dk. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
- ^ "Munkeruphus' historie" (in Danish). Munkeruphus. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ^ a b "Munkeruphus" (in Danish). Træinformation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-12. Retrieved 2011-12-28.