Trapholt Museum

Thursday through Saturday of Core Course Week, we traveled around western Denmark. We started at the Trapholt Museum. The main element of this museum design is a long spine-like wall that all of the exhibitions branch off. The wall starts in the parking lot.

They had an exhibit about Arne Jacobsen and his furniture design which was really cool to see. Jacobsen is one of the most famous Danish designers and had a huge influence on Danish style.

They also had a summer house that Jacobsen designed and it was furnished with his designs, including his famous “egg chair.”

The main hallway of the museum has a beautiful arched roof. The wall continues from the parking lot, along the hallway, and ends with a cafe.

They also had an exhibit about Kay Bojesen and his toy designs. These toy monkeys are one of the most famous Danish toys and they can be found in any Danish household.

There was a tiny little exhibit about pottery that potters had made blindfolded and I thought it was so cool!

 

If walls could dream… they’d dream of the egg chair.