Bornholm Art Museum
Clifftop museum above the Baltic holding Bornholm painting, with a spring running through the building.
Bornholm Art Museum stands on the Helligdomsklipperne cliffs on the island's north-east coast, facing the Baltic. The building by Fogh & Folner opened in 1993 and was extended in 2003. It is laid out as a long spine of white walls and glazed openings that step down the slope, and a holy spring runs in an open channel through the entrance hall and out towards the sea. Large windows frame the rock formations and the water, so the landscape is visible from within the galleries.
The collection covers art made on Bornholm and by artists drawn to it, including Kristian Zahrtmann, Edvard Weie, Karl Isakson, Olaf Rude and Oluf Host, whose work in strong colour is often grouped as the Bornholm school. Ceramics and glass reflect the island's craft industries, and the museum also shows contemporary art in a programme of temporary exhibitions. A sculpture park and walking routes link the site to the coastal path along the cliffs.
Highlights
- Building set on the Helligdomsklipperne cliffs above the Baltic
- A spring channelled through the entrance hall
- Paintings of the Bornholm school in strong colour
- Ceramics and glass from the island's craft workshops
