On the 106th anniversary of the foundation of the Skagens Museum, Denmark: Happy anniversary !!! The Skagens Museum was founded in the dining room at Brøndum’s Hotel in Skagen on the 20th October 1908. Pharmacist Victor Christian Emanuel Klæbel, hotel owner Degn Brøndum and the artists Michael Ancher, P.S. Krøyer and Laurits Tuxen were elected to form the first board. The aim was to gather the works of the Skagen painters and to raise funds for the construction of a museum. Read more: skagensmuseum.dk/en/about-the-museum/the-museums-history/ #skagensmuseum #skagen #denmark
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 08:46:31 +0000