WELCOME

J.F. Willumsen – One of a kind and a great norm breaker in Danish art. Step inside his world, where transgressive, wild and ambitious works continue to challenge and fascinate us. Here at his museum you can experience Willumsen’s art, his private art collection and special exhibitions, as well as a range of activities for all ages.

EXHIBITIONS

CUT AND PASTE. EL GRECO AND NORDIC ART 1885-1945

The exhibition will present works by El Greco and Nordic artists in order to explore the Nordic reception and construction of El Greco in the decades 1885-1945, a period during which the artist becomes a cult figure before fading from view then being recently rediscovered. The exhibition will also address issues such as the image of the modern artist, translocality, and the migration of expressive form and imagery over time.

The working title CUT AND PASTE is based on J.F. Willumsen’s description of the technique of El Greco. In his book on the Greek artist, Willumsen describes him as “cutting up and piecing together like a child,” pointing towards a reinterpretation of El Greco in the light of modern technology and the borrowing and transformation of elements from disparate contexts through sampling and cut-and-paste techniques. The project thereby links to contemporary issues of the image, as well as challenging our understanding of Nordic art during the period under study.

Installations foto fra udstillingen El Greco og nordisk modernisme på Willumsens Museum
J.F. Willumsen. Michelle Bourret danser Harlekin 1200 x 1200

EXHIBITIONS

Willumsen’s World

Take a look inside Willumsens’s World. Today many of Willumsen’s major works stand as significant contributions to Nordic modernism, but equally many were previously dismissed and have only recently been reclaimed by art history. Throughout his life Willumsen was determined to go his own way, and some of his most radical and explosively colourful works were made towards its end. This late period has, until recently, been largely underestimated, fulfilling Willumsen’s prophecy that his art would only be understood by posterity.

EVENTS

We strive to have a wide range of events ready for you at all times. Family Sundays, talks, public tours, yoga-events and more.

december

02dec10:0017:00JulehyggeKom med i børnenes kunstværksted

03dec10:0017:00JulehyggeKom med i børnenes kunstværksted

03dec10:3014:30Familiesøndag

06dec09:0010:00Kunst, krop og yogaKom med til yoga midt i kunsten

06dec19:0020:00JulekoncertNyd en aften i selskab med Kammerkoret VIVA

Flot lys og faldende, gyldne blade i parken i går 🍂 Det virker til at være lidt mere gråt i dag - men heldigvis betyder det museumsvejr og muligheden for at besøge "I lyset at Nordafrika", "Det jeg aldrig før har set" og "Willumsens verden". Udstillinger og café har åbent fra 10 - 17.

#willumsensmuseum #kunst #Willumsen #jfwillumsen #museum #VisitFjordlandet #frederikssund #kunstmuseum #museumsvejr #🍂
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Ryst efterårsmørket af dig i vores aktuelle særudstilling "I lyset af Nordafrika." Her kan du nemlig rejse en tur til Tunesien, Algeriet eller Marokko i selskab med Willumsen og hans samtidige danske kollegaer. Der er fuld smæk på farver, lys og lyde. Både smukke og karikerede motiver. Udstillingen har fået fine omtaler med fra både publikum og anmeldere. Du kan læse meget mere i link i bio.

#WillumsensMuseum #Willumsen #JFWillumsen #ilysetafnordafrika #visitfjordlandet #Frederikssund #Kunstmuseum #lys
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Vi glæder os til familiesøndag i morgen. Der er åbent i kunstværkstedet fra klokken 10.30 til 14.30. Der er også mulighed for at tage kunstkufferten til børnefamilierne med i udstillingerne, I kan gå på jagt efter Willumsens farver med vores app i hånden, eller kigge nærmere på Camilla Berners udstilling inde og ude.

#willumsensmuseum #WillumsensVerden #familiesøndag #kidsinmuseums #museumforbørn #Willumsen #jfwillumsen #visitfjordlandet #frederikssund
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DET JEG ALDRIG FØR HAR SET FORLÆNGES

Vi er ovenud begejstrede for, at Camilla Berners spændende udstilling "Det jeg aldrig før har set" forlænges til 7. januar 2024. Udstillingen tager udgangspunkt i Willumsens samling af tørrede blomster og planter fra blandt andet USA i 1900 og 1901, og findes både i en udstillingssal inde på museet og som to store drivhuskonstruktioner foran museet.

#CamillaBerner #Detjegaldrigførharset #WillumsensMuseum #JFWillumsen #VisitFjordlandet #Frederikssund #Forlænget
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Willumsens Museum

Jenriksvej 4
3600 Frederikssund

T: +45 47 310 773
M: jfw@frederikssund.dk

Entrance fees

Adult: 70 kr.
Children 0-17 år: Gratis adgang
Students: 50 kr.
Groups (min. 10 pers): 60 kr. pr. person
Membership (one year): 199 kr.

Opening hours

MondayClosed
Tuesday10:00 — 17:00
Wednesday10:00 — 17:00
Thursday10:00 — 17:00
Friday10:00 — 17:00
Saturday10:00 — 17:00
Sunday10:00 — 17:00