Don't expect the Louvre for the Skagen Museum is small. They are building a second wing (as summer 2014) though, that should be completed by autumn 2015. It is not uncommon for the pictures to be positioned in from of the windows, so expect to watch part of the collection from a tilted perspective (harsh light and oil on canvas are not a great combination). The Tuxen special exibition (until sept 2014) it's absolutely fantastic, truly worth the road up till there. The permanent collection is very interesting, but rather poor ( in numbers only! ). Take a walk through the garden to the P.S. Krøyer studio, where he finished the famous 'Hip hip, hurray!' painting (the original is now held by the Goteborg Gallery) and where now the story of that picture is told.
When you go to Denmark, go to Skagen. The art museum there is the toots ice-cream of museums. Great paintings, great building, and close to the water. Right up there with Legoland Billund, (which is huge coming from a lego freak like me!) so don't take it as another boring art museum, take it as a horizon to view good art, and have fun!
I first came across "Skagen paintings" at AROS Museum in Aarhus a few years ago during a conference trip. Now I go there every year and visit AROS everytime, mostly because of those paintings. This year we visited Skagen as a family and went to the Skagen Museum. The building of the museum is itself beautiful with a garden in the middle. They had the Laurits Tuxen exhibition, which was very good. But for me, nothing is more impressive and touching than the P.S. Kroyer and V. Johansen paintings. Everything about those paintings seem more real than the reality. You should definitely take your time during your visit and enjoy it more than once; may be take a break and have some coffee and rhubarb pie in the garden and then come back in. I think it's worth visiting Skagen just for this museum.
When in Skagen this is a must, good for kids too, and with a nice little cafe in the garden. Spend a couple of hours here, art and nature - that´s what Skagen and the museum is about.
Loved the setting and the art. Go while you are in Skagen. The exhibits don't change very often, however, it is a wonderful small museum. The cafe wasn't bad either.
The visit to the museum is essential not only to art-lovers, but to anyone who tours this beautiful country. The selection of paintings is astounding.
When we visited there was an exhibition by Laurits Tuxen. Interesting. Some paintings of other Skagen artists were also on display but not that many as the museum is quite small. I expected to see more of the "Skagen light". Nevertheless a positive experience. Nice shop and café.
Well worth a visit , fantastic collection of Skagen art and great coffee shop too ! take your time and stroll around , you will be captivated by the Victorina art on display .
The light in Skagen has attracted some great artists through time, and it is very interesting to see how they manage to do that. Also the portraits of people are great.
Skagen has one of the most beautifull lights. Sea can colour in shades of blue and gray you've never seen before. This has inspired many artists and a small amount of paintings can be seen in the Skagen Museum.