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OPENING HOURS 2024

Easter 2024
Palmesøndag, Skærtorsdag, Langfredag, Saturday and Sunday:
all days 11-17

March 24 – May 12:
Thursday – Friday 12-17
Saturday – Sunday 11-17

May 13 – May 24:
Closed / installing new exhibition

May 26 – June 28:
Thursday – Friday 12-17
Saturday – Sunday 11-17

Juni 29 – August 11:
Wednesday – Sunday 11-17

August 15 – October 20
Thursday – Friday 12-17
Saturday – Sunday 11-17

First Thursday in the month: 11-20 (between 17-20 free entrance)
Munkeruphus is closed from the ending of October until the end of March 2024

ADMISSION FEES
Adult: 80 DKK
Senior (67+): 60 DKK
Students: 50 DKK
Under 18: Free
Groups of 8 an more: 60 DKK
Annual pass holders (Munkeruphus’ Kunstvenner): Free
We offer free admission to the garden, shop and café

Location and directions
Munkeruphus is situated close to The Øresund coast between Dronningmølle and Gilleleje 60 km north of Copenhagen, 18 km west of Elsinore, making access by car easy and convenient. There is a free parking space at the Museum.

The best way to get to Munkeruphus by way of public transport is to take the train to Hillerød or Elsinore train station. Then take the local train to Dronningemølle Station, and from this station there is a 15 minute walk to the museum.

Link to Rejseplanen
Link to Google Maps

CONTACT
Munkerup Strandvej 78
DK-3120 Dronningmølle
P: +45 49717906
E: kunst@munkeruphus.dk

ABOUT MUNKERUPHUS
Munkeruphus is a former country house in a landscape ground, close to the Øresund coast, between Dronningmølle and Gilleleje. Munkeruphus was built in 1916 for civil engineer Frederik Raaschou and his family by the two young architects Terkel Hjejle and Niels Rosenkjær. A rare example of American Art and Crafts influence in Danish architecture, the building now serves as an exhibition space, a café and a small gift- and bookshop run by the Munkeruphus Trust.

In 1958 it was acquired by artist and designer Gunnar Aagaard Andersen and his wife. Aagaard had previously lived in France from 1946 to 1951 where he had co-founded Groupe Espace, a collaborative between artists and architects who worked with spatial art, and he made it the centre of an active artistic environment with many visiting colleagues visiting from abroad.

In 1986 it was purchased by the Capital Region Authority and subsequently listed by the Danish Heritage Agency. For a few years it was left empty but in the autumn of 1988 it was ceded to a foundation with the aim of transforming it into an exhibition space for changing exhibitions. It was renovated with support from private benefactors and opened the doors to its first exhibition in 1989.

The garden at Munkeruphus is 5 acres with winding paths, great old trees, open lawns and beautiful views through a gully and down slopes to the beach. The view from the beach reveals the hills of Kullen in Sweden, the lighthouse at Nakkehoved, and Hornbæk.

Munkeruphus itself is an architectural gem. Built in colonial style with wooden cladding and a high shingled roof. The proportions and colours are combined with consideration for both detail and the building as a whole.