Skovgaard Museum
The Skovgaard Museum is an art museum in Viborg, Denmark. It is situated in the former town hall from 1728 next to Viborg Cathedral and holds a collection of works by four generations of the Skovgaard family of artists.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Danish art museum
- Also known as: “Skovgaard Museet”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Viborg Cathedral and Dominican Priory.
Viborg Cathedral
Church
Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Viborg Cathedral, Our Lady Cathedral is the site of one of Denmark's most important historic churches located in the town of Viborg in the northern part of central Jutland.
Dominican Priory
Church
Photo: Slaunger, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Dominican Priory, Viborg, or Blackfriars was an important Dominican monastery in Viborg, Denmark, during the Middle Ages. Dominican Priory is situated 130 metres south of Skovgaard Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Viborg and Bruunshåb.
Viborg
Photo: Colin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Viborg is a city in central Jutland, Denmark, the capital of both Viborg municipality and Region Midtjylland. Viborg is also the seat of the Western High Court, the High Court for the Jutland peninsula.
Bruunshåb
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bruunshåb is a little town in Viborg Municipality, Denmark. The town was established in 1821 around Bruunshaab Gamle Papfabrik. Bruunshåb is situated 3½ km southeast of Skovgaard Museum.
Tapdrup
Village
Photo: Beethoven9, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tapdrup is a village with a population of 582, in Viborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region in Denmark. It is located 11 km southwest of Ørum Sønderlyng and 7 km east of Viborg. Tapdrup Church is located in the village. Tapdrup is situated 4½ km east of Skovgaard Museum.
Skovgaard Museum
- Categories: art museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Viborg Municipality, Central Jutland, Denmark, Nordic countries, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
56.4504° or 56° 27′ 2″ northLongitude
9.41162° or 9° 24′ 42″ eastNamed after
Joakim SkovgaardOpen location code
9F8FFC26+5JOpenStreetMap ID
way 200951039OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q3426315
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In Other Languages
From Danish to Norwegian Bokmål—“Skovgaard Museum” goes by many names.
- Danish: “Skovgaard Museet”
- German: “Skovgaard Museet”
- German: “Skovgaard Museum”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Skovgaard Museet”
- Norwegian: “Skovgaard Museet”
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