The Permanent Collection
The main feature of the permanent collection is the
work of the Skovgaard family. Peter Christian Skovgaard
(1817-1875) was the principal representative of national romantic
landscapes of the Golden Age of Danish painting.
His sons, Joakim Skovgaard (1856-1933), who created the mural
decorations in Viborg Cathedral, and Niels Skovgaard
(1858-1938) also worked with landscape painting. However, their
work is characterized rather by Symbolism and burgeoning Modernism.
The collection holds exquisite examples of landscape painting as
well as religious and mythological subjects.
The circle of artists surrounding the Skovgaard family is also
represented in the museum's collections, with works by, among
others, the renowned Danish artists Niels Larsen Stevns, Viggo
Petersen and Thorvald Bindesbøll.
Exhibitions
The Skovgaard Museum shows three to four temporary exhibitions a
year, ranging from art from the beginning of the nineteenth century
to contemporary art. The permanent collection is on display all
year round.
Upon appointment it is possible to visit the museum outside regular
opening hours during weekdays. Upon appointment it is also
possible to study works from the collection that are not on
display.