Rudolph Tegner's Museum & Statue Park

Statues in heathery hills and concrete architecture

Men and women in bronze are looking over the heathery hills in the park. And in the impressive octagonal room in the museum, where the ceiling is 11 metres above you, you find more men and women, now in white plaster. It is a very special experience walking around in Rudolph Tegner’s Museum and the Statue Park – a calm yet intense experience where beautiful nature and bombastic concrete architecture are combined.  

A walk in Russia

The natural resort where you find Rudolph Tegner’s statues is called Russia. The rather special name relates to the remoteness of the place. However, from Russia and Rudolph Tegner’s Museum to the nearest town, i.e. Dronningmølle in North Sealand, is only 2 kilometres.

In the park, you find 14 Rudolph Tegner statues while walking around the heathery hills outside the museum. See the art in Rudolph Tegner’s Statue Park.

Almost like a church

The museum room was designed by Rudolph Tegner himself with the purpose of housing all his artworks. It was built in 1937-38, and when walking through the large port, you almost feel like being in a church room. The solid walls, the high ceiling and the absence of large windows make all sounds resonate between the statues.

The permanent collection counts 355 of Rudolph Tegner’s artworks. Most of them are originals in plaster; others are in bronze and marble.

Climbing trees and activities for children

Children are welcome at the museum. In Statue Park, there are climbing trees. You can also go treasure hunting or orienteering during your visit – both require that you have information about the artworks. If you want to be creative, you can visit the drawing workshop to try to draw various artworks. Activities for children all over North Sealand.

Søren’s Café

When you have walked the hills and experienced the octagonal museum room, you can visit the café where you can get lunch or a cup of coffee. The café at Rudolph Tegner’s Museum is open in the summer half. They serve coffee, tea, cake, sandwiches, ice cream, etc. Here you find the opening hours of Café Søren at Rudolph Tegner’s Museum.

One of Denmark’s great sculptors

Rudolph Tegner was educated at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts in 1893. His art was very controversial at that time. His work is intense, dramatic and huge and comes under the art form called vitalism. And they formed a great contrast to other Danish sculptors such as Bertel Thorvaldsen.

For a great part of his artistic life, Rudolph Tegner lived in France and 1916; he bought the area outside Dronningmølle, where he constructed his museum. Here, he is buried together with his wife, Elna.

Events and activities at Rudolph Tegner’s Museum

The museum arranges several events, e.g. concerts, guided tours and artist talks. A popular annual event is the so-called candlelight parties which are always held on the first Friday in September and the subsequent Saturday. They are a continuation of the parties the couple Rudolph and Elna Tegner arranged in the 1910s and 1920s for artists and friends.

Practical information

• By car: You will find a parking lot outside the Museum and Statue Park. Drive via Villingerødvej and then turn into Museumsvej.
• Buses: You can go by bus 362, which drives between Mårum and Græsted and stops in Dronningmølle (the local train stops here). Get off at the stop at Museumsvej. It takes approx. 10 minutes to walk to Rudolph Tegner’s Museum. 
• Bicycles: When going by Nordkystcykelstien route 47 (the North Coast cycle track) you will pass Dronningmølle. Rudolph Tegner’s Museum and  Statue Park is only two kilometres from here.
• The Statue Park: There is free admission to the park, which is open all year round.
• The Museum building: Admission can be bought at the Museum. The Museum is open during spring, summer and autumn. Find information on opening hours and admission prices.
• Wheelchair users: At the entrance to the Museum, there is a ramp, and the Museum is wheelchair friendly. Helpers have free admission. The park terrain is hilly but accessible.  

Walk in Rudolph Tegner’s footsteps in North Sealand and Copenhagen.

The Rudolph Tegner sculptures are not only to be found in the Museum in Dronningmølle. They are also found in the urban space in Elsinore and Copenhagen.

• Elsinore: Danserindebrønden (the Fountain of the danseuses), 1913 (Kronborgvej/Allégade since 1933), Herakles og Hydraen (Heracles and the Hydra), 1932 (northern pier since 1994), Hamlet and Ophelia, 1938 (in front of the station building since 2008)
• Copenhagen: Mod lyset (Towards the Light) (Blegdamsvej/Tagensvej by Rigshospitalet)