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| location = [[Hornbæk|Dronningmølle]], [[Denmark]]

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'''Munkeruphus''' (literally "Munkerup House") is a former [[country house]] located in [[Munkerup]] now part of [[Dronningmølle]]–[[Hornbæk]], on the north coast of [[Zealand]], [[Denmark]]. A rare example of [[United States|America]]n influence in [[Architecture of Denmark|Danish architecture]], the building now serves as an exhibition space.

Munkeruphus was built in 1916 for civil engineer Frederik Raaschou and his family by the two young architects Terkel Hjejle and Niels Rosenkjær.

In 1958 it was acquired by artist and designer [[Gunnar Aagaard Andersen]]

and his wife. Aagaard had previously lived in [[France]] from 1946 to 1951 where he had co-founded ''Groupe Espace'', a collaborative between artists and architects who worked with spatial art,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kunstonline.dk/diverse/biografier/gunnar-aagaard-andersen-5694/|title=Gunnar Aagaard Andersen|publisher=kunstonline.dk|accessdate=2011-12-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908070145/http://kunstonline.dk/diverse/biografier/gunnar-aagaard-andersen-5694/|archivedate=2014-09-08}}</ref> and he made it the centre of an active artistic environment with many visiting colegees visiting from abroad.

In 1986 it was purchased by the [[Capital Region of Denmark|Capital Region Authority]] and subsequently listed by the [[Heritage Agency of Denmark|Danish Heritage Agency]]. For a few years it was left empty but in the autumn of 1988 it was ceded to a foundation with the aim of transforming it into an exhibition space for changing exhibitions. It was renovated with support from private benefactors and opened the doors to its first exhibition on [[1989 in Denmark|26 August 1989]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.munkeruphus.dk/historie/index_historie.html|title=Munkeruphus' historie|language=Danish|publisher=Munkeruphus|accessdate=2011-12-28|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090529145519/http://www.munkeruphus.dk/historie/index_historie.html|archivedate=2009-05-29}}</ref>

[[Image:Munkeruphus 1.JPG|thumb|200px|left|The house viewed from the west ]]

Munkeruphus was designed with inspiration from the [[Arts and Crafts Movement]] and American [[Colonial Revival architecture]].<ref name=Information>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkitrae.dk/page.asp?objectid=667&topstamkort=216|title=Munkeruphus|language=Danish|publisher=Træinformation|accessdate=2011-12-28|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130212212356/http://www.arkitrae.dk/page.asp?objectid=667&topstamkort=216|archive-date=2013-02-12|url-status=dead}}</ref> It is a two-story, T-shaped structure witha [[Clapboard (architecture)|horizontal board]] siding, topped by a [[roof shingle|shingled]] [[hip roof]]. The almost symmetrical main facade is nine [[Bay (architecture)|bay]]s long but the second window from each side and on both floors is omitted, save in the ground floor of the left hand side where a smaller window creates a small deviation from the dominating symmetry of the facade. The main entrance is through a double-leafed [[door|French door]] with a glass [[Transom (architectural)|transom]]. On the north (rear) side, another wing has been designed to optimize views of the sea.<ref name=Information/>

[[Image:Munkeruphus 5.JPG|thumb|200px|The house viewed from the garden ]]

Set back from the coastal road between [[Hornbæk]] and [[Gilleleje]], at the end of an unpaved driveway, the house is on a 16-hectare [[land lot|lot]] which consists of parkland with lawns, winding paths and many mature trees. The rear slopes reach all the way to the sandy beaches along the [[Øresund]] and the park affords views of [[Nakkehoved Lighthouse|Nakkehoved]] and Hornbæk along the coast as well as [[Sweden]] on the other side of the water. There are also a number of outdoor sculptures on the premises.

Munkeruphus is operated as a self-owning institution. It plays host to 5&ndash;6 exhibitions a year about art, crafts, design, architecture or other themes. It also serves as a venue for lectures and indoor as well as outdoor concerts. There is also a café which serves light lunch meals, cakes and hot and cold drinks in the ground floor of the rear wing.

==See also==

* [[Rudolph Tegner Museum]]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110604134436/http://museum.odense.dk/what%27s-on/what%C2%B4s-on/exhibitions/2010/a-handshake.aspx Danish-French avantgarde art 1945-1980]

{{Gribskov Municipality}}

[[Category:Museums in the Capital Region of Denmark]]

[[Category:Houses in Gribskov Municipality]]

[[Category:Listed buildings and structures in Gribskov Municipality]]

[[Category:Art museums and galleries in Denmark]]