Holstebro Kunstmuseum

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Museumsvej 2A
DK-7500 Holstebro
+ 45 9742 4518
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LAWRENCE WEINER - CLOSE TO A RAINBOW

Exhibition
From Jun 5 - Oct 31 2021

Holstebro Kunstmuseum presents a large exhibition with the conceptual artist, Lawrence Weiner – one of the most influental contemporary artists in the international art scene.

Western African
Masks

Collection
Permanent presentation

This exhibition is showing a selection of African masks from Poul Holm Olsen’s collection of traditional African art. Explore the universe of the masks via a screen.

The Astrid Noack
Study Collection

Collection
Permanent presentation

In 1982, the Astrid Noack Scholarship Foundation decided to deposit the artist’s original plaster models, sketches and archives at the museum: the Study Collection.

Painterly Expressiveness and New Figuration

The 1990s saw a revival of neo-expressive and neo-figurative painting. Tal R, Jonathan Meese, and Daniel Richter work within this new approach. Read more here

'CABINET OF WONDERS' BY JOHN OLSEN

Half a brain from Tarm, a shrunken head from Ecuador, two mummified cats and a burnt owl - these are some of the objects one can encounter in John Olsen’s Cabinet of Wonders. Read more

English in the museum

All information in the museum is available in English. This includes information about art works, artists, collection, etc. This information is also available here on the website.

Hanne & Poul Kjærholm

The museum complex's architect is Hanne Kjærholm. Inspiration came from international modernism, Japanese architecture and the Danish tradition. Furniture in the museum is by Poul Kjærholm.

Martin Erik Andersen seeks to renew the tradition that is associated with sculpture and installation. He focuses on the relationship between the work, the room in which the work is placed and the spectator. Read more here

Olivia Holm-Møller

She had a mind of her own, was unimpressed and unruly. It has been 40 years since Olivia Holm-Møller passed away, but her works of art are still standing tall.