Open AccessChristian Jürgensen Thomsens museum – en guldaldervision
Author(s) -
Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
nordisk museologi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2002-0503
pISSN - 1103-8152
DOI - 10.5617/nm.3799
Subject(s) - enlightenment , danish , art , foundation (evidence) , period (music) , national museum , art history , history , ancient history , archaeology , theology , philosophy , aesthetics , linguistics
Christian fiirgensen Thomsen's Museum - a Vision of the Golden Age The foundation of the National Museum in Copenhagen in 1807 was a late result of the Danish cultural policy at the end of the Enlightenment period. The inspiration came from France, primarily from Alexandre Lenoir's Musee des Monuments Français established in 1793 and from the Musee Napoleon opened in 1804 in the Louvre, both of them didactically arranged art collections open to the public.