The result is that local natives, as well as tourists, flock to the museum not only to view its unique collection of modern and contemporary art, but to explore the fantastic building and its surroundings. 
 

Quality down to the details

When you enter the museum, the first thing that strikes you is the light and spaciousness of the rooms. Light falls in from all directions, allowing the works of art to appear in their full right. This effect stems from Aalto’s motto that, “What acoustics are for a concert hall, light is for an art museum.”
Uncompromising quality pervades the architecture, right down to the smallest detail. Tables, chairs, doors, windows, railings, stairways, door handles, lamps – everything was designed specifically for Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum. The interior is clad in ash, black cowhide, bronze and other materials that complement the white facades. They give the rooms an aura of exclusive elegance. The singular quality of the buildings has earned the museum the right to architectural preservation. This even applies to the sign stating the entrance fees that hangs on the main door!
This perfect setting for art also means that it’s not just any work that’s allowed to pass through these doors. Art must live up to the venue itself.
In addition to their artistic quality, some of the works also tell fascinating stories. The Danish surrealist painter Wilhelm Freddie, for instance, was barred from entering Germany during the Nazi era because of a single painting. Another of his works was confiscated by Danish police in 1936 because of its “pornographic nature,” and later contributed to an entire redefinition of the legal term, pornography. Both works are on display in the museum.
Some of the stories are told by the works themselves. The visitor has ample opportunity to explore Denmark’s cultural heritage and see how people have interpreted their world through art from around 1900 to the present. From Lundstrøm to Jorn, from Søndergaard to Salto.

Come see - and enjoy - for yourself.