Introduction

The Hirschsprung Collection was founded by the Copenhagen-born tobacco manufacturer Heinrich Hirschsprung (1836-1908) and his wife Pauline Hirschsprung.

From the mid-1860s onwards, spanning a period of more than 40 years, Heinrich Hirschsprung acquired a large number of paintings, drawings, and sculptures by contemporary Danish artists, including the Skagen painters, the Symbolists, and the Fynboerne ("Natives of Funen", a group of artists from Funen who met at Zahrtmann's school in the 1880s). Works by the earlier generation of Danish Golden Age painters from the first half of the 19th century were a particular passion for Hirschsprung.

An impression art collection was built, providing an excellent overview of Danish 19th-century art, and in 1902 Heinrich and Pauline Hirschsprung bequeathed the entire collection to the Danish nation.

In 1911, The Hirschsprung Collection opened its doors to the public in an all-new museum building with a façade facing Stockholmsgade.

The museum has been open to the public ever since, presenting a collection that comprises more than 700 works exhibited in beautiful interiors featuring furniture from the artists' homes.

The combination of an intimate atmosphere and true masterpieces makes a visit to The Hirschsprung Collection a special experience for the entire family.