Øregaard Museum

Øregaard Museum is a country estate in the French classical style from the early 1800s, where the building, atmosphere, and the older part of the art collection come together in a higher aesthetic unity. Through special exhibitions, events on the stage ‘Spejlscenen’, guided tours, and talks, the museum aims to encourage conversations about art.

The museum's vision is to present a more diverse art history than typically represented. In recent years, the museum has focused on highlighting artists who were overlooked during their lifetimes or neglected in art history. Since the 1990s, the museum has prioritized exhibiting female artists, who have typically been underrepresented in museums, thereby enriching our view of the shared cultural heritage with new knowledge and nuances.

The museum's collection contains approximately 2,800 pieces, including pieces from 1750-1950 by artists such as Jens Juel, I.L. Jensen, Astrid Holm, Jais Nielsen, Ebba Carstensen, Paul Fischer, and C.W. Eckersberg. Additionally, the collection includes furniture and design items such as silver, jewelry, textiles, porcelain, and ceramics, especially from the decades surrounding 1800 and the early 20th century. The museum also exhibits remarkable international artists, who have rarely or never been shown in Denmark before. Recently, the museum has featured artists such as Man Ray, Lee Miller, Meret Oppenheim, and Alexander Archipenko, among others.

The house was originally built between 1806-1808 as a country estate for the wealthy merchant and shipowner Johannes Søbøtker (1777-1854) and his family. It was designed by the French architect Joseph-Jacques Rameé (1764-1842), who also designed Sophienholm. Other private owners followed Johannes Søbøtker until the estate was purchased by the Municipality of Gentofte in 1917 and transformed into a museum in 1921.

There is a café connected to the museum with a park view, where you can enjoy coffee, cake, or lunch.

Source: Øregaard Museum