Thorvaldsens Museum

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Thorvaldsens Museum exhibits the works of famed Danish sculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770-1844). Heavily influenced by mythology, after four decades in Rome, Thorvaldsen returned to Copenhagen and donated his private collection to the Danish public. In return the royal family provided this site for the construction of a remarkable, frescoed museum to house Thorvaldsen's drawings, plaster moulds and beautiful statues.

The museum also contains antique art from the Mediterranean region that Thorvaldsen collected during his lifetime. You'll find the entrance to the museum on Vindebrogade.

The museum also contains a fascinating collection of the artist's own collection of art and ancient artefacts from the Mediterranean region... and the artist himself, buried in the main room.