Discover 4 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Fredensborg Municipality (Denmark). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk Church, and Krogerup. Also, be sure to include Hegnsholt in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Fredensborg Municipality (Hovedstaden).
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Also known as: Louisiana
International art from 1945 to today. The Louisiana Museum of Modern Art is an art museum located on the shore of the Øresund Sound in Humlebæk, 35 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. It is the most visited art museum in Denmark, and has an extensive permanent collection of modern and contemporary art, dating from World War II to the present day; in addition, it has a comprehensive programme of special exhibitions. The museum is also acknowledged as a milestone in modern Danish architecture, and is noted for its synthesis of art, architecture, and landscape, such as was showcased in an installation entitled "Riverbed" shown in 2014-2015. The museum occasionally also stages exhibitions of work by the great impressionists and expressionists, e.g. Claude Monet was the focus of a major exhibition in 1994.
The museum is included in the Patricia Schultz book 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and ranks 85th on a list of the most visited art museums in the world (2011).[1]
Address: Gl Strandvej 13, 3050 Humlebæk
Humlebæk Church
Humlebæk Church is a parish church in Humlebæk, Fredensborg Municipality, som 20 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark.[2]
Krogerup
Folk high school in Humlebaek, Denmark. Krogerup Højskole is a folk high school located outside Humlebæk in Fredensborg-Humlebæk Municipality north of Copenhagen, Denmark. Founded in 1953, it is based in a former manor house built from 1772 to 1777.[3]
Address: Krogerupvej 3C, Fredensborg Municipality
Hegnsholt
Building. Hegnsholt is a country house an estate located at Grønholt, between Fredensborg and Hillerød, North Zealand, some 40 km north of Copenhagen, Denmark. The first main building on the estate was built in 1815 to designs by Christian Frederik Hansen but it was extended in 1904 and adapted by the architect Louis Hygom in 1920 for the businessman William Bendix. The estate is now owned by Cabinn Hotels-owner Niels Fennet. The adjacent Grønholt Airfield was built on part of the land in 1940.[4]