Museum Ovartaci
Århus Denmark | |
Type | Art and psychiatric history museum |
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Website | Museum Ovartaci |
Museum Ovartaci in Aarhus, Denmark is a combined art and historical museum dedicated to the history of psychiatric treatment and art produced by patients at the Risskov Psychiatric Hospital. It was a part of Aarhus University Hospital in the same buildings as the Psychiatric Hospital in Risskov, but now it is located on Katrinebjergvej in Aarhus N. The museum also offers social programmes directed at psychiatric patients, including an open atelier, creative workshops and a café.[1]
The hospital opened in 1852 under the name “Jydske Asyl” (English: Jutish Asylum) in buildings designed by
The psychiatric history museum resides on the first floor and features furniture and equipment used since the museum opened in 1852. In the early years, treatment at the hospital was divided into social classes with considerably more comfortable amenities for the upper classes, illustrated with exhibitions of the recreational facilities available to the different patient classes.
References
- ^ "Kunstmuseet" (in Danish). Museum Ovartaci. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Museum Ovartaci" (in Danish). Aarhus Municipality through VisitAarhus. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Museum Ovartaci" (in Danish). Central Denmark Region. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Historisk Samling" (in Danish). Museum Ovartaci. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.
- ^ "Behandling og Tvang" (in Danish). Museum Ovartaci. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2015.