MUNKERUPHUS ON COPENHAGENS PICTURESQUE NORTH COAST

Not only is the north coast of Copenhagen referred to as Denmarks Reviera with spectacular second homes for the well to do but it also hosts hidden but public architectural gems like the MUNKERUPHUS which in 1958 was acquired by artist and designer Gunnar Aagaard Andersen and his wife. Aagaard had previously lived in France from 1946 to 1951 where he had co-founded Groupe Espace, a collaborative between artists and architects who worked with spatial art, and he made it the centre of an active artistic environment with many colleagues visiting from abroad.

In 1986 it was purchased by the Capital Region Authority and subsequently listed by the Danish Heritage Agency. For a few years it was left empty but in the autumn of 1988 it was ceded to a foundation with the aim of transforming it into an exhibition space for changing exhibitions. It was renovated with support from private benefactors and opened the doors to its first exhibition in 1989 - munkeruphus.dk