Hempel Glass Museum, Nykøbing Sjælland Building, New Danish Architecture Photos
Hempel Glass Museum in Nykøbing Sjælland
29 Apr 2022
Redesign: ATELIER BRÃœCKNER
Location: Nykøbing, Sjælland, Denmark

Photos: Marcus Sies
Hempel Glass Museum, Denmark
The Hempel Glass Museum in Nykøbing Sjælland, Denmark, has reopened. Its exhibition spaces have been redesigned by ATELIER BRÃœCKNER. Since April 29th, visitors can experience the history and vision of this cultural attraction in an entirely new way: Industrialist Jørgen Christian Hempel created the museum as a place to exhibit his collection of glassware, and as a meeting place. Set amidst the impressive landscape of the Danish fjords, around one hour’s drive from Copenhagen, it has been attracting visitors ? and not just glass enthusiasts ? since 1965.
“Staging glass effectively is a fascinating task for scenographers, but it’s also a challenge”, said Shirin Brückner, ATELIER BRÃœCKNER’s Managing Director. “The exhibition shows the entire spectrum of glass art, from the historical to the present day. The reflections of the translucent objects in the room create an atmosphere in which the exhibits, visitors and the space itself can interact in subtle ways.”

“From the design point of view, scenographers ? like glassmakers ? bring together different materials and combine them to create something entirely new”, added Sandra Mohring, architect at ATELIER BRÃœCKNER, wh...