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Nivaagaard is a historic property in
The estate was founded in 1767 by Adam von Lüttichau when he purchased Nivaa Havnegård ("Nivaa Harbour House") from the Crown. The property was from the beginning associated with the Galley Harbour at Nivaa which was planned in 1753 but soon abandoned. The name Nivaagaard was introduced in 1793.
The estate was acquired by Alfred Hage in 1862. Alfred Hage's eldest son, Johannes Hage, inherited the estate in 1872. The main building was severely damaged in a fire in 1873. A new main building was completed to design by Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen in 1881. Nivaagaard was a dominating factor in Nivaa's development over the next decades.
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Nivå
Nivå is a town with a population of 7,997 (1 January 2022)Copenhagen
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. It is now home to an art gallery and the park is open to the public.
History
The estate was founded in 1767 by Adam von Lüttichau when he purchased Nivaa Havnegård ("Nivaa Harbour House") from the Crown. The property was from the beginning associated with the Galley Harbour at Nivaa which was planned in 1753 but soon abandoned. The name Nivaagaard was introduced in 1793.
The estate was acquired by Alfred Hage in 1862. Alfred Hage's eldest son, Johannes Hage, inherited the estate in 1872. The main building was severely damaged in a fire in 1873. A new main building was completed to design by Ferdinand Vilhelm Jensen in 1881. Nivaagaard was a dominating factor in Nivaa's development over the next decades.
Nivaagaard Brickyard
The first brickyard on the estate was established by Queen Louise in 1701. By 1720 it produced brick for the royal buildings in Copenhagen and the northern part ofZealand
Zealand ( da, Sjælland ) at 7,031 km2 is the largest and most populous island in Denmark proper (thus excluding Greenland and Disko Island, which are larger in size). Zealand had a population of 2,319,705 on 1 January 2020.
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These activities increased and were modernized in the 1840s. In 1857 the brickyard was one of the first in Denmark to introduce a steam engine in the production chain.
In 1870, eight years after Alfred Hage had acquired the estate, a circular fire house was constructed, based on plans by Friedrich Hoffmann
Friedrich Hoffmann or Hofmann (19 February 1660 – 12 November 1742) was a German physician and chemist. He is also sometimes known in English as Frederick Hoffmann.
Life
His family had been connected with medicine for 200 years before him. Bo ...
. The oven remained in use for 97 years up until 1967. The brickyard closed in 1980 and then re-opened as a museum. The ring oven, which is now listed, is the earliest of Hoffmann's designs which still exist today.
Art collection
The art collection was founded by Johannes Hage between 1895 and 1905. It covered European Renaissance and Baroque painting andDanish Golden Age
The Danish Golden Age ( da, Den danske guldalder) covers a period of exceptional creative production in Denmark, especially during the first half of the 19th century.Kulturnet DanmarkGuide to the Danish Golden Age Although Copenhagen had suffered ...
art. A small museum building in temple style designed by Johan Schrøder was built near the main house in 1903. On 30 September 1908 Hage turned his collection into a self-owning institution which made it available to the public. He chaired the board until his death in 1923.
The management of the museum was professionalized in 1981 and it arranged its first special exhibition in 1983. In 1988 the museum building was expanded with support from the Velux Foundation and the Knud Højgaard Foundation. The new wing was designed by royal building inspector David Bretton-Meyer.
The European collection contains works by Giovanni Bellini, Claude Lorrain and Rembrandt. The Danish collection contains works by some of the leading artists of the Danish Golden Age
The Danish Golden Age ( da, Den danske guldalder) covers a period of exceptional creative production in Denmark, especially during the first half of the 19th century.Kulturnet DanmarkGuide to the Danish Golden Age Although Copenhagen had suffered ...
, including C.W. Eckersberg, Christen Købke
Christen Schiellerup Købke (26 May 1810 – 7 February 1848) was a Danish painter, and one of the best known artists from the Golden Age of Danish Painting.
Childhood and early training
He was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was one of 11 ...
, Johan Lundbye, Wilhelm Marstrand
Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (24 December 1810 – 25 March 1873), painter and illustrator, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nicolai Jacob Marstrand, instrument maker and inventor, and Petra Othilia Smith. Marstrand is one of the most renowned ar ...
, Martinus Rørbye
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century.
Th ...
and P. C. Skovgaard.
Park
The original park was designed by Edvard Glæsel and laid out in 1901–02. A large rhododendron garden was established in 2007.List of owners
* (1753-1767) The Crown * (1767-1793) The Crown / Adam Mogens Holger von Lüttichau * (1793-1797) Adam Mogens Holger von Lüttichau * (1797) Georg Christopher Hauch * (1797-1802) Johan Jørgen Løwe * (1802-1808) assessor Kræfting * (1808-1810) Haagen Christian Astrup * (1810-1812) Brinck-Seidelin * (1812-1813) Johan Frederik Bardenfleth / R.A.L. von Qualen * (1813-1831) R.A.L. von Qualen * (1831-1834) Frederik Burmeister * (1834-1847) P.M. Hagen * (1847-1857) V. Engelsted * (1857-1862) Synnestvedt * (1862-1872) Alfred Hage * (1872) Vilhelmine Hage * (1872-1923) Johannes Hage * (1923-) Den Hageske StiftelseImage gallery
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
Pieter Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Younger (, ; ; between 23 May and 10 October 1564 – between March and May 1638) was a Flemish painter, known for numerous copies after his father Pieter Bruegel the Elder's work as well as h ...
: ''The Return from Kermesse'' c. 1620
Image:Beach scene (van Goyen).jpg, Jan van Goyen
Jan Josephszoon van Goyen (; 13 January 1596 – 27 April 1656) was a Dutch landscape painter. The scope of his landscape subjects was very broad as he painted forest landscapesm marines, river landscapes, beach scenes, winter landscape, cityscap ...
: ''Beach scene'', 1638
Image:En fængselsscene i Rom (Marstrand).jpg, Wilhelm Marstrand
Nicolai Wilhelm Marstrand (24 December 1810 – 25 March 1873), painter and illustrator, was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, to Nicolai Jacob Marstrand, instrument maker and inventor, and Petra Othilia Smith. Marstrand is one of the most renowned ar ...
: ''A prison scene in Rome'', 1837
File:Martinus Rørbye, En siddende nubier, Rom, 1839, 0209NMK, Nivaagaards Malerisamling.jpg, Martinus Rørbye
Martinus Christian Wesseltoft Rørbye (; 17 May 1803 – 29 August 1848) was a Danish painter, known both for genre works and landscapes. He was a central figure of the Golden Age of Danish painting during the first half of the 19th century.
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''Seated Nubian. Rome 1839''
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events and exhibitions at Nivaagaard
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