Louisiana is a must-see museum if you're in Copenhagen. I went there a couple weekends ago. It's a bit out of the city, about an hour train ride away. I'm admittedly not a huge fan of modern art, but I really appreciated this museum. The building it's housed in is relatively small, has a lot of windows in place of walls, and has multiple exit and entrance points so that you're encouraged to take a break from the exhibits and get some fresh air outside on the trails and down by the sea. I like the idea of combining the natural and the man-made in one's appreciation of beauty. The tour guide said that Louisiana was designed to be a place where you could comfortably spend an entire day and to be a place where you felt like you were just visiting a relative. My favorite exhibit, and where I spent the most time by far, was from the photographer Andreas Gursky. His art is something you have to experience because he has massive prints that capture, at the same time, incredible detail and vast perspective. I thought about buying a postcard of one of his photos, but the 4x6 print just didn't do justice to it.
The Little Mermaid is also a must-see, though not because it's large or prominent. Just because it's one of those things that Google Images considers to be quintessential Copenhagen. And the area where it's located is a beautiful place to walk around down by the canals and near the old battalion protected by very steep grass hills/walls. There's even an old-fashioned windmill nearby which I have plans to return to and take pictures.
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| The Little Mermaid |
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| P.S. This is the other place that's classic Copenhagen according to Google: Nyhavn (new-houn). I went there recently, too. |
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