Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Head back out and walk back along the left side of the hall. You can go
quickly through the rooms numbered in the 40s and 50s (though pause part-
way down the long hallway; on the left, find the optical-illusion portrait that
shows King Frederik V when viewed from one angle, and his wife when
viewed from another). At the far end of this section, Room 57 has a portrait of
Hans Christian Andersen. Notice that fashion styles have gotten much more
modern...suits and ties instead of tights and powdered wigs. It's time to head
into the modern world.
Find the modern spiral staircase nearby. Downstairs are late-19th-century
exhibits—which are skippable. Instead, head up to the top floor.
Third Floor:
This staircase puts you (confusingly) right in the middle of
the modern collection. To keep our chronological focus, find your way to
Room 70. From here, the museum's focus shifts, focusing more on the art
and less on the history. For example, in Room 70,
The Art Critics
shows four
past-their-prime, once-rambunctious artists themselves, now leaning back to
critique a younger artist's work...happily entrenched in the art institution. Pro-
ceed through the collection. Room 73 focuses on Denmark's far-flung Green-
land, with aporcelain polar bear andportraits ofexplorers. Room 74has adis-
tinctive Impressionist/Post-Impressionist flavor, with a Danish spin. In Room
77,
Ninth of April, 1940
shows the (ultimately unsuccessful) Danish defense
against Nazi invaders on that fateful date. Room 82 focuses on the royal fam-
