Øregård Museum

Øregård Museum is an art museum housed in a former country house that displays paintings, watercolors, engravings, and drawings of Copenhagen and its northern surroundings. The building sits within a park featuring an artificial lake and grotto designed in the English Romantic landscape style.

The building was designed in 1806 by French architect Joseph-Jacques Ramée for merchant Johannes Søbøtker, who was involved in Danish colonial trade. It later became an art museum to preserve the visual history of the region.

The collection documents how artists depicted Copenhagen and its surroundings across different times, showing what landscapes and views mattered to people. The works reveal how painters and printmakers saw and represented the changing city and its outskirts.

The museum is open on weekdays in the afternoon and on weekends during the day, with closures on certain days. The surrounding park is freely accessible and offers pleasant grounds to explore while visiting.

The park was designed following English Romantic ideals with an artificial grotto and lake, showing how wealthy residents shaped their gardens with elements inspired by European taste. This approach to landscaping reflected the fashion and cultural interests of the early 1800s.

Location: Gentofte Municipality

Inception: 1921

Architects: Joseph-Jacques Ramée

Address: Ørehøj Alle 2, 2900 Hellerup

Phone: +4539985790

Website: http://oregaard.dk

GPS coordinates: 55.73880,12.57290

Latest update: December 13, 2025 11:42