Ribe Kunstmuseum

Art Museum in Sct. Nicolaj Gade , Ribe

Ribe Art Museum
Ribe Kunstmuseum


Location	Sct. Nicolaj Gade 10, 6760 Ribe
Type	Art Museum
Website	ribekunstmuseum.dk

Ribe Kunstmuseum is an art museum in Ribe, Denmark.^[1]

History

Ribe Kunstmuseum was inaugurated in 1891. The museum is located in a villa which was formerly the private residence of factory owner Balthazar Giørtz (1827–1891). The villa built between 1860–1864 after drawings made by the architect and royal surveyor Laurits Albert Winstrup (1815–1889).^[2]^[3]

The museum's main building and the octagonal gazebo together with the garden and front yard were restored and partially modernized during the years 2009–2010. The newly renovated museum was inaugurated November 26, 2010.

Collection

The collections show the main line of Danish pictorial art from c. 1750 to 1940 including works by

Jens Juel
C. W. Eckersberg
Christen Købke
Kristian Zahrtmann
L. A. Ring
P. S. Krøyer
Anna Ancher
Michael Ancher
William Scharff

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References

^ "Ribe Kunstmuseum". visitribe.dk. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "L.A. Winstrup". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbach Kunstnerleksikon. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
^ "Historien om Ribe Kunstmuseum". Ribe Kunstmuseum. Retrieved October 1, 2019.